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Should convicted felons of heinous crimes be sentenced to life imprisonment or capital punishment?
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∙ 13y ago
Since you're asking for an opinion, I don't believe that capital punishment is an appropriate punishment. It may prevent the perpetrator of vicious crimes from committing further crimes but it is extremely expensive and inconsistently applied. A more important consideration for sentencing felons of heinous crimes is consistency.
A murder committed in state A may get a death sentence or a 'life' sentence that results in serving twenty years; while the same crime in state B may receive a twenty year sentence that results in serving seven years. The US has never been able to reconcile sentencing guidelines and resulting sentences and the issue has always been clouded by political pressures and budgetary concerns. An appropriate system should be based on models, from a US state or Another Country, that have demonstrated effectiveness and for which taxpayers feel will be worth their tax dollars.
At times when the death penalty has been in effect, it has not been a deterrent to crime. The fact is, that the people responsible for the worst crimes are driven by forces within themselves and are rarely deterred by consequences.
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