Subj : She's Back
To   : Jeff Thiele
From : Lee Lofaso
Date : Fri Jun 10 2022 05:23:13

Hello Jeff,

 AT>>>> I'll take your word for it that it goes against Christian
 JT> policy to
 AT>>>> convicts, and I like to appease God when I can, but I can't
 JT> obey th
 AT>>>> policy when it hurts crime victims.
 >>> How does abolishing the death penalty hurt crime victims when the
 JT> altern
 >>> is life in prison without the possibility of parole.
 MP>> The victim's family likely pays taxes, which pay for the feeding and
 MP>> upkeep of their loved-one's murderer who, although he is in jail the
 MP>> rest of his life at least has a rest of his life, unlike their
 JT> loved-one.

 JT> That's quite a stretch.

It is more expensive (in taxpayer dollars) to convict and sentence
an individual to death rather than sentencing an individual to life
in prison with no possibility of parole.

 MP>> OTOH, strapping them in a chair and throwing the switch does have a
 MP>> one-time tax money cost, but then it is over, and there is 0% chance
 JT> of
 MP>> there ever being any kind of soft-minded law change or amnesty that
 MP>> results in the killer being turned loose, or of him ever escaping.

 JT> Again, a stretch. Murderers often spend decades on Death Row. And, as far as
 JT> I know (except for the commutations to life sentences that occurred when the
 JT> death penalty moratorium began), no one has escaped or been granted amnesty
 JT> from Death Row.

Most inmates sentenced to death die of old age. So why bother?

The Innocence Project has enabled many wrongfully accused and
convicted inmates on life row to be released. Unfortunately, not
all wrongfully accused and convicted inmates are so lucky, and
have paid for it with their lives.

 MP>> If a victim's family does not want them to be executed, that should be
 MP>> taken into consideration during sentencing.

 JT> Indeed it should.

Didn't help Jesus.

--Lee

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