“I think a lot of people view the death penalty as a debate class or something. The cost and what's at stake is really, really a big deal.” PeopleThinkingBigsViewsDealsClassCostDebateStakesPenaltiesBig DealDeath Penalty Author:Shane Claiborne
“It's unilaterally true that it costs more to maintain the death penalty than the alternatives to it, and we can leverage more resources to victims families. We can do all sorts of creative ways of healing the pain that people have done by channeling the energy and resources to other more redemptive forms of justice.” PeopleWayDonePainFormEnergyCan DoJusticeHealingCreativeCostResourcesVictimAlternativesPenaltiesDeath PenaltyChanneling Author:Shane Claiborne
“Since I was a law student, I have been against the death penalty. It does not deter. It is severely discriminatory against minorities, especially since they're given no competent legal counsel defense in many cases. It's a system that has to be perfect. You cannot execute one innocent person. No system is perfect. And to top it off, for those of you who are interested in the economics it, it costs more to pursue a capital case toward execution than it does to have full life imprisonment without parole.” PersonsDoeHas BeensLawGivenPerfectCasesStudentsCostEconomicsDefenseInnocentPursueMinoritiesExecutionPenaltiesDeath PenaltyCompetentImprisonmentFull LifeParoleAgainst Death PenaltyLaw StudentsInnocent Person Author:Ralph Nader