[Alxcipher]

Costs to me are not an issue. I'm not concerned with the cost argument because I don't believe that any aspect of this question shoul be economically determined. No matter any cost or conception of crime, punishment and rehabilitation the fundamental point is the purpose the death penalty serves. The main issue for me is the loss of innocent life, if you murder one innocent (taking all guilty as a nil value) then the death penalty will raise the aggregate murder rate. And there is no way to ensure you "get the right guy". Options.