A
Okay, well, what's your opinion about capital punishment?
B
Well, Cathy, I think that, uh, capital punishment certainly has a place in our society, um, maybe from the sense that there are some things that we just can't afford to have repeated, even in the remote chance of repetition.
A
Right, I think I would agree with you on that, too. I, I can't see any point in keeping someone who's obviously beyond any kind of rehabilitation, uh, keeping them, you know, paying for them to live in prison for years and years and years when you could probably just eliminate the problem. Maybe spend the money on someone who could possibly be helped.
B
That might be true, um, I'm, what I don't know, is where do we draw the line.
A
Right.
B
Uh, do we say that every one who commits murder in the first degree is liable for capital punishment if that's what the jury decides is an appropriate punishment for their crime, or do we extend it beyond that?