[BuffaloJack]

Reason 1 - It guarantees that the bad guy will not do anthing else.
Reason 2 - It serves as a lesson to people who might be tempted to follow the acts of the bad guy.

[ShadowAce]

Reason 2 - It serves as a lesson to people who might be tempted to follow the acts of the bad guy.

This is the weaker of the two arguments, as it provides a way to commit suicide by cop while taking out as many others as possible.

Don't get me wrong--I'm all for the death penalty, if not just taking them out on the scene.

[Hot Tabasco]

The death penalty does nothing to deter crime. For it to be effective the trial needs to be "speedy" and the sentence carried out immediately. A typical "death penalty" verdict ultimately costs the public millions of dollars in appeals and prison amenities for the convicted who will likely sit on death row for 20 years.........

As a side note, I know a guy who was arrested back in July of 2016 for impersonating a federal agent (His second offense, the first one resulted in 3 years in prison) He never went to trial until early this past December.......a year and a half after he was arrested......