"Elimination of the death penalty would result in a net savings to the state of at least several tens of millions of dollars annually, and a net savings to local governments in the millions to tens of millions of dollars on a statewide basis."
-- Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the California Legislature, Sept. 9, 1999
"Elimination of the death penalty would result in a net savings to the state of at least several tens of millions of dollars annually, and a net savings to local governments in the millions to tens of millions of dollars on a statewide basis."
-- Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the California Legislature, Sept. 9, 1999
or google it up, you'll find tons of sites.
Huh? I'm not talking about capital punishment in America. I'm talking about this specific case. I already know that the American court system is messed up.
"Elimination of the death penalty would result in a net savings to the state of at least several tens of millions of dollars annually, and a net savings to local governments in the millions to tens of millions of dollars on a statewide basis."
-- Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the California Legislature, Sept. 9, 1999
or google it up, you'll find tons of sites.
Huh? I'm not talking about capital punishment in America. I'm talking about this specific case. I already know that the American court system is messed up.
well, you make a difference between death penalty in the USA and in Iraq? Uhhh.
Congratulations American Airforce, you are the single most awesome thing in the world.
then again, deaths in iraq are probably blamed on the US for the most far fetched things.
like that one kid who hung himself, and they said it was parent neglect. some guy in iraq probably slipped in the shower because some terrorist was blowing up a bomb.
"Elimination of the death penalty would result in a net savings to the state of at least several tens of millions of dollars annually, and a net savings to local governments in the millions to tens of millions of dollars on a statewide basis."
-- Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the California Legislature, Sept. 9, 1999
or google it up, you'll find tons of sites.
Huh? I'm not talking about capital punishment in America. I'm talking about this specific case. I already know that the American court system is messed up.
well, you make a difference between death penalty in the USA and in Iraq? Uhhh.
And Corey: exactly.
Well unless I'm mistaken, costs in America were largely due to how the American court system is run. The Iraqi courts are more than likely run differently.
Those numbers are according to a study appearing in the British medical journal the Lancet, largely ignored by U.S. media
To be fair, the US media ignores a lot of crazed rambling.
The numbers weren't ignored at all by anyone. They were disputed by the media and governments of the US, Iraqis, and the Brits. That 600,000 number is complete and utter bullshit.
BRITAIN’S premier medical journal is endangering public health by publishing unfounded scare stories, 30 of the country’s leading scientists say today. Poor editorial judgment at The Lancet has fuelled panic over issues such as the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, hormone replacement therapy and genetically modified (GM) crops, the eminent medical researchers charge in a letter that the journal has refused to publish. The signatories, thirty fellows of the Royal Society, two of whom are Nobel laureates, accuse it of favouring “desperate headline-seeking†over sound science, to the detriment of public health. “Under the editorship of Richard Horton, the publication of badly conducted and poorly refereed scare stories has had devastating consequences for individual and public health, in the UK and abroad, and carried a high economic cost,†they say.
As you can see, the Lancet is criticized pretty often.
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And regarding the costs: Death penalty is expensive.
"On direct appeal, the cost of appellate defense averages $100,000 more in death penalty cases, than in non-death penalty murder cases."
taken from http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?did=108&scid=7
or
"Elimination of the death penalty would result in a net savings to the state of at least several tens of millions of dollars annually, and a net savings to local governments in the millions to tens of millions of dollars on a statewide basis."
-- Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the California Legislature, Sept. 9, 1999
or google it up, you'll find tons of sites.
with a bullet. So it's not expensive.
Huh? I'm not talking about capital punishment in America. I'm talking about this specific case. I already know that the American court system is messed up.
whoever has the power of execution makes that decision
Saddam killed 300,000 over 24 years, while American occupation killed 600,000 in 3.
Saying Saddam is more deserving of execution than an American leader is kind of pointless
well, you make a difference between death penalty in the USA and in Iraq? Uhhh.
And Corey: exactly.
Congratulations American Airforce, you are the single most awesome thing in the world.
then again, deaths in iraq are probably blamed on the US for the most far fetched things.
like that one kid who hung himself, and they said it was parent neglect. some guy in iraq probably slipped in the shower because some terrorist was blowing up a bomb.
IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE WAR!
Well unless I'm mistaken, costs in America were largely due to how the American court system is run. The Iraqi courts are more than likely run differently.
First off, Im not even convinced that Iraq has or ever had 600,000 people.
Second, its VERY different, and you darn well know it.
I shall now invoke Godwin's Law.
How many people did Hitler kill?
How many people died in WW2?
My guess is Hitlers K:D ratio < The rest of the Wars.
Stalin whips Hilter's ass.
also, Iraq has a population of rouighly 26 million.
Listen, you. This is the internet. I dont need to let facts get in the way of my arguement.
I probably need to not get the worlds most ruthless dictator mixed up with a common bird.
Its true
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The numbers weren't ignored at all by anyone. They were disputed by the media and governments of the US, Iraqis, and the Brits. That 600,000 number is complete and utter bullshit.
As you can see, the Lancet is criticized pretty often.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1658807,00.html
no more new threads until the old threads all reach 100
it's a g-g-g-g-ghost!!
im raring up to get into a rape joke argument with a gay post ghost RIGHT NOW
oh god no
what if you resurrect an old thread
that I'd posted in
red zone
and of his 6 most recent posts, 4 of them are necroposts/bringing back threads from 2006 and 08
dang, Red Zone
I remember lurking in this thread. I think this thread was one of the threads that made me want to make an account here.
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though the Iraqi government has control of our military base
and is still getting recruits