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If you were convicted of a crime

Go to jail for life

Have the death penalty

A jail break is impossible and the death penalty would be by lethal injection.

Crime Never Pays

asked by AnonymousJan 15, 2012

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Community arguments

Go to jail for life

Maintaining the possibility of appeal or exoneration matters — execution makes any wrongful conviction permanent
Basic needs including food, shelter, and legal resources are covered while you remain alive
Life in prison preserves any chance of eventually experiencing some form of the world

Have the death penalty

A sentence with no possibility of release means permanent captivity and full exposure to prison violence
The risk of assault and exploitation in general population makes indefinite confinement worse than death for many
Death ends suffering rather than prolonging it indefinitely with no hope of change

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