One further thing should be mentioned here. Although I personally think that executions are repugnant, there have already been a few law suits claiming that a "life sentence" is the same as "death by imprisonment" and therefore cruel and unusual punishment in this country. Unless and until someone can guarantee that the convicted murderer will, upon release from jail, be no threat at all to the community at large (and then the methods would probably be ruled unconstitutional)I'd rather have them imprisoned for life. This is the other side of the argument for the death penalty.