I'm not necessarily opposed to the death penalty. In my mind it makes more sense to sentence someone to death than to life in prison. The effect is the same (removing an unwanted person from society), and doing so by keeping them locked up behind bars seems (at least in theory) more expensive and less practical.
I am though opposed to life sentences. I don't think the goal of criminal justice should be to remove persons from society, but rather to attempt to reform them so they can rejoin society,
In any case, it seems clear that some methods of execution are worse than others, despite their intentions when introduced were to be more civilised than earlier methods. Maybe it's time to bring the guilliotine out of retirement?
I'm not necessarily opposed to the death penalty. In my mind it makes more sense to sentence someone to death than to life in prison. The effect is the same (removing an unwanted person from society), and doing so by keeping them locked up behind bars seems (at least in theory) more expensive and less practical.
I am though opposed to life sentences. I don't think the goal of criminal justice should be to remove persons from society, but rather to attempt to reform them so they can rejoin society,
In any case, it seems clear that some methods of execution are worse than others, despite their intentions when introduced were to be more civilised than earlier methods. Maybe it's time to bring the guilliotine out of retirement?