Death Penalty aka Capital Punishment

I've actually developed a rather strong opinion on this matter and will voice it -- metaphorically speaking -- now.

So capital punishment is the taking of the perpetrator of a crime's life usually due to the extremity of the crime. Usually reserved for very disgusting crimes in the US but lately it has gotten to the point of rarity even nonexistence in many states.

Now here is the rant:

What I don't get is when people are sentenced to more than one life sentences in prison. They only have one life, so they cannot fulfill their sentence; in fact, they can only fulfill ONE life sentence not two, or four, or seven, or fifteen. And here is the part that pisses me off: American tax dollars are going to keep this said person who's just been sentenced to more than one life sentence -- something that we've established that he cannot fulfill -- alive in prison where criminals can and do thrived. If you're in the states are you're reading this YOUR money is going to keep a person worthy of more than one life sentence alive. THAT IS DISGUSTING. That money that's going to "serve justice" to this criminal to keep him alive in prison could go to so many other places. For instance schools, medical facilities, highway maintenance and so many other things. Would it not be cheaper to inject that said criminal with a poison of some sort -- of course it should be one that kills them quickly and humanely -- instead of keeping them alive for decades. And also keep in mind the people who would be eligible for capital punishment are serial killers, serial rapists, things of that nature.

How people can deal with knowing their money goes to keep people like that alive is beyond my understanding. Crime is crime. Now of course you need to prove without doubt that the said criminal is in fact guilty and things of that nature BUT if someone is being sentenced to more than one life sentence I would think that it had been proven that he is in fact guilty.

That's why I'm in support of Capital Punishment, because JUSTICE is NOT being served by sentencing someone to a sentence that they cannot serve in any way. That is absurd. And not only is it not justice, they -- the government -- make you PAY to keep them alive.

BS, that's what it is.

- Michael Hall