You are probably aware that it costs the tax payers more to fight all the appeals of a death sentence than it costs to house in the prison the convict for life.

>You're right, I do. They'd rather let murderers sit in jail or return to society than take a chance on even one wrong death. I call it collateral damage. It's the normal curve at work. Sure there will be some who are wonglh executed, even after dna, fingerpints, etc. I think the government is obligated to exhaust all avenues to ensure only the guilty get punished, then they should carry out that sentence.
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>Everyone dies, so the issue isn't really murder, it's theft. If you kill someone, you have stolen their time on earth. They had a terminal illness anyway - age. It was only a matter of time.