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    2 days ago

    I forgot:

    • Innocent people get executed a lot.

    And this indirect effect, even when the person sentenced to death is undeniably guilty:

    • Opportunity cost. The legal process of appeals that goes on before a convicted person is actually executed is more costly than life imprisonment. The money spent on that process is not spent on constructive public good.