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Originally Posted by RizzyKing
Oh thats a good policy Paddy we have light sentencing because the criminal is less likely to do major harm to a victim  . |
I think paddy is making a good point, besides it's hardly light sentencing if the punishment is death and I am not sure it's appropriate to have the same sentence for such a different range of crimes, unless you have things like being hung drawn and quartered for the most heinous crimes. I also agree with your earlier point about having life means life sentences, that's what we were promised when they abolished the death sentence but like most things politicians say, it was a lie
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Originally Posted by Gavin
I think you've been misinformed. Its be conclusively demonstrated before by other members that it costs more, not less, to execute criminals as opposed to life them off.
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Yep for instance
Despite no executions in the state since the death penalty was reinstated in 1982, the system has cost New Jersey taxpayers more than $250 million.