Main reason I am against the death penalty. . . $$$$$$$$. Rare that we
execute someone relative to the amount on death row and all the extra costs
related to both the trial and all the appeals afterward.

Isn't Texas like putting in a speed lane to the chair. I heard that in
Texas if there are 3 or more credible witnesses to a crime that qualifies for
the death penalty you get one appeal then you move to the front of the line
to get on the ride. The only reason it costs so much is because we have to
repeat the same process over and over to see if we get different results.
Killing them is not what costs so much, it's the pleasing of bleeding hearts
with decades of trials that only show the same things over and over again.
Here is an idea. Give them a trial, then one appeal. If they don't meet the
3 witnesss clause like in Texas then they get say 10 years in max security
prison to see if any new evidence can surface. One more appeal with no
admitance of anything the criminal has done in prison to say they are
reformed. If you didn't do it you can't be reformed. If found guilty then
thats it. Next week their time is up.

I think criminals would be more detered if there weren't so many people out
there looking out for them. If there weren't thousands of people that care
more for the criminals than for the victims. I also think that killing them
the way they did thier victims would also be a good deterent because when
they look at thier victims they will see thier own fate. Ever time you see a
murder trial on T.V. you see the killer looking sad but very little mention
of the victims. You hear thier names but that about it.

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