Andrea Yates verdict - huh?

[Occhidiangela]

You realize Occhi that is costs more to try to kill someone that it does to put them away for life? Life without Parole means you get one appeal unless evidence comes up that proves your innocence. With putting someone on death row, they end up costing tax payers more money over the course of 15 to 20 years (pretty standard for the time spent on death row) because they have many more appeals and can appeal on grounds that they wouldn't get if they were put away for life.

So if you're going to bring in economics into this, it's cheaper to put them away for life than it is to kill them.

The system is broken for just the reason you cite. It isn't more expensive if you don't leave them on death row forever. But let's not open that can of worms, we've been through the whole thing before. Neither of us will likely change our view on that angle. You presume that element of the system can't be changed, I believe it can and should . . . and we are both likely wrong for different reasons! :blink:

Occhi