1) In Florida (and most of the U.S.) the high cost to the state of numerous appeals connected to death penalty cases typically make it MORE expensive to kill someone than it does to keep them in jail the resst of their life.

Ah! That old chestnut. There's always one who trots that daft statistic out - that isn't because of CP, it's because your judicial system is screwed & inefficient. Other than that, I engaged in this debate last time round (the one Bobert was referring to, where IIRC I debunked that same daft statistic...) & I'll pass this time!