Originally Posted by: stacknyThey watch tv, play sports, workout....Doesnt sound like too much punishment to me.

Well, if you don't enjoy life outside of jail, I can see how this might not seem like much of a punishment. But anyone who has somewhat of a taste for life realizes that being jailed for life is just aweful, no matter how many activities you can come up with to keep your mind occupied.

I just don't see how death is a 'bigger' punishment than life in jail. And yes, it's a fact that the automatic appeals process makes executing someone more expensive than keeping them in jail for life. Not to mention that the justice system is pretty much flawed to begin with; among all the bad guys, ever innocent people have, and probably will continue to be executed.