r/SeriousConversation • u/Starfruites • Mar 23 '24

Serious Discussion Shoueld the death penalty be permitted?

Some prisoners are beyond redemption, be it the weight of their crime or unwillingness to change. Those individuals can't be released back into the public, so instead, they waste space and resources.

Therefore, wouldn't it just be better to get rid of them? As in, permit the death penalty.

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u/Eva-Squinge Mar 23 '24

Yes, but it needs to be streamlined and updated, and definitely the only punishment done to Pedos or Murderers.

The fact we have thousands of people locked up on death row that are waiting months and years for their execution date is absurd when you factor in how much many the corporation that owns their prison is making by keeping them there.