They might be 10-20% joke...

I see death sports being a thing in the future, and really I have no problem with it at all... It worked for the Romans, and theirs was the longest lasting 'civilisation' to date (except maybe the Egyptions, except that getting the 'experts' to agree is too difficult at this point... but I digress...) With Real TV, and Darwin Awards as entertainment, can "The Running Man", and "Car Wars" really be that far away? I don't think so...

I also think that flat out, there are people who need killin'... Paul Bernardo, and that psycho-bitch wife of his who's name escapes me as an example just off the top of my head... If they ever catch the guy whose story I saw on last nights "Cold Case Files"... currently known as The Real Nightstalker, in California.. responsible for over 50 rapes, and more than 10 murder/rapes... I say he needs to be put down like a rabid dog...

In all seriousness, I don't know much about the specifics of this Paul Hill guy... I am speaking in more general terms than him...

And yes... I think that over all prison is a waste of money... It's simply NOT effective as a deterrant...