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Originally posted by Pornwolf
At least they do it in under 12 years. It takes us years to execute someone. Save money damnit!
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This is true!
? Prisoners executed in 2000 had served an average of 11 years and 5 months on death row before being put to death.
According to this source:
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa122001.htm
The one fact that really made me wonder was:
? The youngest person now on death row at the end of 2000 was 18, the oldest was
85.
85 and they killed the guy. Now, I believe one of the primary criteria for a jury to decide before putting a man on death row in the first place is if it is reasonable to believe that person will pose an ongoing threat to others or society.
I wonder how long that old man was waiting on death row? I would think denying the man's daily dose of Geritol would be enough to nullify any threat he posed.
