And California has to bear the burden of paying to incarcerate those on death row. We now have 667 people on death row, and no executions in sight as far as the eye can see.
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/11/ca-brown-death-penalty-031109/?zIndex=65488
Locking them up for life really means that the families of whoever he harmed must share in paying for their upkeep the rest of their lives.
That is just too cruel, in my estimation.
The Death Penalty for these deemed most dangerous must be imposed and swiftly, not 20 to 25 years down the road.