Final+Product-B2

pro It is cheaper to kill someone than to keep them alive. It's unlikely an innocent person will be excecuted. Maximum public safety. Deterrence. Lex Talionis (a life for a life)

con It's cheaper to keep someone alive than to kill someone. Doesn't deter crime. Possibility of an innocent death. It's a cruel and unusual punishment and a violation of the 8th amendment. Criminals can turn "good" and help more people alive than they can help people while dead.