Saiph
1yr ago
I agree with you on practical grounds and I don't think any kind of good policy can be of the wink wink nudge nudge kind as op suggests. The sorts of checks and balances that make the death penalty expensive are necessary for predictability and consistency. I suspect this option done with those checks is probably even more expensive than the existing options.
Morally however I think this proposal is actually an improvement as it gives the prisoner more of a choice, something current death row inmates don't get. Of couse there's a whole can of worms there around how much of a choice is a choice. I'm personally okay with bribery which is in the interest of social good but not with blackmail. Others may differ in opinions there.
Have you heard of the marathon du medoc? It has compulsory wine tastings throughout the course as well as oyster tastings.
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