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ajbsaysthings.bsky.social • 126 days ago

On the cost of the death penalty:

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/costs

On the lack of any meaningful deterrent effect:

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/deterrence

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joeblow8.bsky.social•126 days ago

Execution Costs:
The actual execution (e.g., lethal injection) is relatively inexpensive, costing a few thousand dollars.
Average cost: $5,000 to $50,000, depending on the method.

joeblow8.bsky.social•126 days ago

the more I read this, the more I understand how flawed it is and yet you believe it hook line and sinker. You forgot the cost of the sex change surgery while in jail for life, not a small fee there.

ajbsaysthings.bsky.social•126 days ago

What do you believe the incidence of that is?

joeblow8.bsky.social•126 days ago

Uhhh, these are the same costs that a criminal would cost the system without the death penalty. You indicated it cost more? Let's not forget to factor in jail time for life sentences. That's not a small fee.

ajbsaysthings.bsky.social•126 days ago

No one has "forgotten" that; it's included in the costs compared. It's still less than the court costs imposed by post-Furman sentencing schemes.

ajbsaysthings.bsky.social•126 days ago

The more I read your replies, the more I realize you don't *actually* understand how capital sentencing works in America and yet you've swallowed your fact-avoidant defenses of it hook, line and sinker.

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