An unnecessary body count

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is scheduled this week to witness its 1,000th execution since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, but even as it reaches this milestone opponents said capital punishment may be falling out of favor.

Some 997 people have been put to death since the Supreme Court ended a 10-year moratorium on capital punishment that ran from 1967-1977. With five people scheduled for execution in five different states this week, it seems almost certain that the landmark of 1,000 will be passed.

"This is a time for somber and sober reflection but the United States is slowly turning away from the death penalty," said David Elliot of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.

It's really such an easy topic to debate, and I enjoy seeing people get flustered when arguing it.

It costs more to try, convict, sentence, and execute a criminal then it does to keep them in prison for the rest of their life. That's a simple economic fact, and I feel sorry for retards who's first argument is "why should we pay to keep them in prison for the rest of their lives?" Because it's CHEAPER that way, you fuck-tards!

I could go on and on.. but I just love this quote from a prosecutor. You would think that being a rather high-profile lawyer, he wouldn't be a complete moron - sadly NO!

"There are some defendants who have earned the ultimate punishment our society has to offer by committing murder with aggravating circumstances present," he said. "I believe that life is sacred. It cheapens the life of an innocent murder victim to say that society has no right to keep the murderer from ever killing again."

He believes that life is sacred. So much so, in fact, that he thinks we should strap a human being to a gurney, inject them with chemicals to paralyze them, and then inject them with chemicals to stop their heart.

It's the new and improved Culture of Life! YeeHaw! I buhleeve! Thank ya Jebus.. I believe in da culture of life!! Now lets fry us some niggahs!!

Is the lawyer really so retarded that he honestly believes the only way to keep a murderer from murdering again is to execute them? Hello? I'll take "Life without the possibility for parole" for $2000 please Alex...

fuckin morons...