Sean Taylor's convicted killer sentenced in Fla.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Yeah, why not save money by denying the human rights that George Washington and others fought for.

Sarcasm aside, your comment is pointless. Executions are FAR more expensive than life in prison, and that is the operative fact.

It's the near endless cycle of appeals of the death sentence, that are more expensive than life imprisonment. Not the execution itself. Correct?

And it's a disgrace that since the Sean Taylor murder, we had the Zimmerman incident and that trial begin and end, and three of the scum involved in the Taylor murder still haven't been tried.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

It's the near endless cycle of appeals of the death sentence, that are more expensive than life imprisonment. Not the execution itself. Correct?

And it's a disgrace that since the Sean Taylor murder, we had the Zimmerman incident and that trial begin and end, and three of the scum involved in the Taylor murder still haven't been tried.

That is correct, although it is not an endless cycle of appeals but more often just one automatic appeal. Life in prison in maximum security costs the state about $800,000 total. Legal bills for death penalty cases run in the $3-4 million range for each case.