I'll cut in:
"According to Richard Dieter, Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington, D.C., the most comprehensive cost study was published by Duke University researchers in 1993. This two-year study determined North Carolina's capital cases cost at least an extra $2.16 million per execution, compared to what taxpayers would have spent if defendants were tried without the death penalty and sentenced to life in prison. Applying those figures nationally would mean $1.69 billion were spent on the 784 executions carried out nationwide since 1976 (in 1993 dollars).[1]"

Costs of the Death Penalty.

Generally, a Capital trial will always cost more than a normal murder trial. Beyond that, the number of appeals and further time, work, effort and preperation (money) spent on inmates on death row far exceed that spent on life sentenced inmates whom have no chance for parole.

It is entirely possible, given the reality of our justice system, that we have put an innocent man to death.

Well, darn! Your entire argument is thrown out as pure speculation and theory in that there's never been any proof of this occurrence.

That's the pits.

Actually, just because someone is against the death penalty doesn't mean that they don't advocate reasonable punishment. Most do. And, most people who oppose the death penalty oppose because they think that killing isn't okay, not because they think it is. Get that?

But, the first paradox holds true. If you advocate the death penalty, you advocate the killing of persons who have been founded guilty under the law. If even one of these persons has been incorrectly sentenced, then you are a murderer of sorts. It isn't so much a literal proposition, so much as it is a cautionary one. It is entirely possible, given the reality of our justice system, that we have put an innocent man to death. When we go to the length of imprisoning him, psychologically torturing him, and commiting the most premeditative form of killing possible (where the victim even knows the time, place, and method in which they will die), we suffer a level of humanity. This person's life is directly within the hands of our legislation, and our courts. You would have to be confident enough that innocents are not being put to death, otherwise, you would be advocating their murder. And, in reflection of your premise (pro-capital punishment), you also would deserve to die.

However, in the case of a prisoner escaping/being let free and murdering other people, that is almost entirely on the shoulders of the prisoner. They are, at that moment, entirely responsible for their actions. I can not be held responsible for his actions, especially when I do not even advocate them. However, when you advocate the death penalty, you are running the risk of advocating something that terminates innocent people. Not to mention, I wouldn't want to see a blood thirsty killer set free, and I highly doubt it happens that often. I'm for reasonable life sentences, without parole.

How many people have been found to be not guilty after being on death-row for years and years? How many people have been put to death on pure "speculation and theory?" Is it not reasonable to assume that our justice system doesn't have a perfect record when it comes to putting people to death?

Further, what kind of proof do you want?

Perhaps something that doesn't come from "www.deathrowinfo.org."

Yeah, that website's not partisan.

Oh, right! The ACLU! Aren't those the people that defend Fred Phelps' right to desecrate funerals?

Yeah, that's good stuff, too. Har har.

Oh, right! The ACLU! Aren't those the people that defend Fred Phelps' right to desecrate funerals?

Yeah, that's good stuff, too. Har har.

Is it that hard to see that the ACLU is clearly biased in terms of this topic? I mean, is there any other way (besides sardonic commentary) to get that very simple point across?

Find information from a source that doesn't peddle just your position and I won't be "rather tiresome." But this really is day one stuff.

Yes, but how is the crime in those places? *Makes note to go research*