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Originally Posted by Meta6981
First off why has it taken the state 23 YEARS to finally get this guy into the damn chamber. This man condemed to death has been supported with food, clothing, medical, etc etc for so long. YOu know how much its costs me to go to the doctor, to get medicine and all the tests i need to remain healthy. They get it for free. FREE!!!!.
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The 23 year time for appeals is not uncommon in states such as California. In most states,
AFAIK, it usually takes 10 years or more.
My beef with the entire deal is the cost of all the legal proceedings over the course of this 10-23 year period. It's not uncommon to spend significantly more than $1M dollars in costs in a valiant attempt to prevent the execution of this douchebag. I'd much prefer life without parole. Nobody would bother to spend a dime in appeals..........provided the death penalty is off the table.
Does he deserve to die...........damn right...........but...........I'd rather save the $1M and allow him to die via natural causes...........it wouldn't have been much longer anyway.
Nothing is going to change with regard to the time and the costs of the appeals for a death row inmate. Might as well recognize this and just let them rot in jail. Society is served no purpose by executing them............it just faces an extraordinary expense.