Quote Originally Posted by J R Hartley View Post
Well I disagree. Hes got a roof over his head and 3 square meals a day. A lot more than a lot of people in this country who didnt kill their own children have got.
But if he was dead he wouldn't even be aware of anything, isn't that the easy way out?

I think my main argument with it is in an ideal world with fair people giving fair judgements on criminals that were 100% guilty it could work. Unfortunately many people are wrongly convicted and poeple in power are often corrupt. As well as the fact it isn't a deterrant and is more expensive than life in prison it just doesn't seem worth it to me.

That's without the unconciou bias that means poorer people are more likely to be convicted of a crime.