| It all comes down to the mighty dollar. I don't personally believe in the death penalty. I don't however like the fact that my tax dollars are being spent to keep murderers alive. There are situations where the punishment fits the crime. The snipers in the DC area deserve the death penalty. They carried out premeditated attacks. I don't feel that someone who gets into a fight with another person and punches them in a way that kills them should be treated the same way and killed. But I don't like paying to support them. I wish we could have inmates who are guilty of violent crimes put to a good use, maybe building ramps for handicapped people, reading books on tape for blind people, or something. I am sure there is a way to make criminals productive in society. |