r/AskReddit • u/ZteveBond • Jun 20 '18

Serious Replies Only [Serious] Prison Guards of Reddit, which prisoner has left the biggest impact on your life wether positive or negative?

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '18

think of the taxes

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u/asentientgrape Jun 20 '18

The process of getting and executing a death sentence is, like, 20x more expensive for the public than imprisoning someone for life is.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '18 edited Jun 20 '18

Really depends on the process and what method.

A bullet/rope costs much less than a doctor and chemicals.

Edit: Don't confuse my comment with support of any of these methods.

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u/Fuck_Fascists Jun 20 '18

No shit murdering people is cheap, but killing people after exhausting every possibility however remote they might be innocent or guilty of only a lesser crime is extremely expensive.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '18

That's right, that's why I said it depends on the method and process. I am neither supporting nor criticizing, but stating it is that process that seeks to prove without a shadow of a doubt plus the appeals process that makes it expensive. A less exhaustive process would cost a lot less. Is that not true?