Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket.

  • ApostleO@startrek.website
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    10 months ago

    Sure, but there’s also cost to the state to be considered.

    That said, the common methods for execution used today are surprisingly expensive.

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      10 months ago

      Isn’t it more expensive to execute someone vs a life sentence?

      We should do another penal colony. Like Venus or something.

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      10 months ago

      Also experimental. No one wants to make the drugs used to end life so states are buying expired product and shady drugs from Indian compound pharmacies.