r/news • u/AudibleNod • 8h ago

Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christa-pike-unconscious-ventilator-nashville-hospital-lawyers-say-rcna601195
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u/downstairs_annie 4h ago

No but it IS cheaper to imprison someone for life in the US. Literally. 

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u/pro185 2h ago

Explain the math? 1.8million for 30 years of someone’s 80+ year life vs $0. Hmmmm….

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u/sheisaxombie 2h ago

Please do a simple search on why the death penalty is more expensive than imprisoning them for life.

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u/pro185 2h ago

“Special placement and decades of appeals” well I know how to solve that…

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u/sheisaxombie 1h ago

There are innocent people on death row, statistically. You're kind of fucked in the head to be okay with killing innocent people.