I just donât trust the government with that power.
If the jury came back with the death penalty, those families would be focused on by the news media.
fwiw, in the states where itâs been studied, the death penalty is more expensive than life without parole.
The most rigorous cost study in the country found that a single death sentence in Maryland costs almost $2 million more than a comparable non-death penalty case. Before ending the death penalty, Maryland spent $186 million extra to carry out just five executions.Wasteful & Inefficient - Equal Justice USA
other more journalistic sources say so too
in cases like this which are clear cut, yeah, i get that some people may think an eye for eye is right. in the general case, i think itâs dangerous.
8,466 death sentences were imposed across the United States from 1973 through 2013. 3,194 were overturned on appeal, composed as follows. For 523, the underlying statute was declared unconstitutional. For 890, the conviction was overturned. For 1,781, the death penalty was overturned, but guilt was sustained.
i canât imagine the wound if a family found out the wrong person had been executed. ( for example, adnan syed )
im not sure i believe that. i think theyâd be focused on the relief of the same families that theyâre interviewing now.
i say that because i canât think iâve ever heard â maybe once â where a family member has been quoted as asking for clemency or mercy, except in the explicit context of a story on restitution programs of the sort @PsiPhiGrrrl mentioned
I have, but it always seems to be minority groups. We can definitely unpack why that is.
True, itâs just not the talking point of some pro âlaw and orderâ politicians. They figure the current process has too much costly overhead. 
Fans of that rhetoric tend to have all kinds of horrible suggestions about ways to expedite convictions and carry out sentences without regard for actual crimes, guilt/innocence, humane treatment, or an appeals process. 
People who donât support the death penalty are seen as suspect by many in America. It is not seen as a reasonable position, which is why anti-death penalty protests that tend to happen outside many executions rarely get covered.
Putting someone on Death Row costs more than imprisoning them for life. I donât know if the prison makes more for Death Row inmates, but I wouldnât be surprised.
Yup. Did it the other night. Took all of 30 seconds.
Jones thinks declaring bankruptcy is clever. But it will probably backfire on him
Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Lopez has authorized increased scrutiny of Jonesâ companies due to their âlack of candorâ during the bankruptcy proceedings.
It is true he may delay payment to the Sandy Hook families. But by declaring bankruptcy, he has given the court system the right to demand all kinds of information with teeth to back up those demands. Given his track record with the judiciary, he isnât going to be treated gently. Any bets on how long it takes the bankruptcy court to discover fraud and tax evasion? Depending on the jurisdiction, transferring assets right before or during a bankruptcy can mean criminal penalties. And in the meantime, there is always garnishment of money he is earning right now.
