Rex Heuermann pled guilty today to killing 8 women; there is no chance he will get out of prison before he leaves in a body bag. This poll is ‘inspired’ by others who have plead guilty to life in prison with no possibility of parole rather than go to trial & be subject to the death penalty if convicted.
Hypothetical: You killed someone, in premeditated cold blood, in a state that actively puts prisoners to death. Would you
- Please guilty, live out your natural # of days in a cell
- Prefer the death penalty & live a lesser # of years in a cage
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There is on Other option & there is no discussion on the morality of the death penalty & whether it should be abolished. You’re in prison until you die, the only question is would you want that to be sooner or later.