inignoct wrote:
] to argue a devils advocate position for a sec, a strictly
] rational analysis could factor in probailities of
] rehabilitation and come to the conclusion that certain classes
] of criminal will never be capable of safely existing within
] the confines of society.

This seems rational until you realize you are talking about killing someone for the economic benefits. The same logic would have Ann Coulter herding people who are seriously injured on the job into the gas chamber. We aren't in a state of nature. The costs of keeping these people alive are not unbearable. In fact they are miniscule, and therefore it is cruel to withhold them. The bulk of the cost of the justice system comes from people that sell pot, and I'm sure that Ann is more then happy to pay for their housing and feeding as long as they aren't free.

RE: Executed Offenders - My thoughts on the death penalty.