I think it would be worst to be imprisioned for the rest of my life then to be executed. Regardless, I would still be alive. I could better myself, write books, create many forms of art, do countless useful things while rotting in prision. It would be a life without rights, but it would still be life.

I'm all for the death penalty. Execution and life in prison are basically the same thing. The convict won't be allowed to learn from their mistakes if they are in prison for the rest of their life. Even if they do decide to become a decent person, it doesn't matter at that point. So whats the point of keeping someone alive to suffer?

And why do convicts sit on death row for years at a time? Does it really take that much time and money to kill people? The Aztecs killed 200,000 people in one day.