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BabyDahl posted...

Idk who this philosopher is or what their reasoning looks like, but I think it'd be more about the difference between a relatively quick ending and a lifelong removal of one's freedoms. And if there is some kind of eternal punishment after death, then getting there sooner and bypassing the worldly punishment would just be less punishment. Well, not if we consider + 1= . But we kinda lack the capacity to truly comprehend infinity past the conceptual level.

And to people who are very pro-death penalty, you forget that our legal system requires that inmates be given a right to appeal, which typically takes place over a decade or longer. They're spending an inordinate amount of time behind bars regardless. Also, don't forget that many such individuals have been exonerated in the past.

I also have to say, this topic had me googling things that likely put me on some sort of suicide hotline list. Thanks for that lol.

The reason I disagree with this line of thinking is that I'd rather spend the rest of my life in prison than lose it before natural causes take me.
Don't get me wrong, losing your freedom sucks majorly and even the best maximum security prisons are still purgatory on Earth at best. Even so there are joys that I could experience in prison that I can't if I'm dead or non-existent. Factor in the threat of an execution date being on the table weighing on your conscience and I'm taking life imprisonment over the death penalty anytime.

I'm not arguing for the death penalty here or in general, just disagreeing with the board concensus.