The modern death penalty is beneficial to the economy of the United States.

I was out for a while. I don't really remember much of what was said, so I'll just look at the Con's response, and post my arguments based on that. " 'There have been way less death penalty cases than other murder cases' --> I have no idea what you intend to prove by this. " I think what I intended to prove here was that the cost of death penalty CASES is irrelevant, considering that there are CONSIDERABLY less; however, mainly because with the death penalty actually being enforced, the amount of murder cases will decrease. Ex: If you steal money from your mom every day and she does nothing about it, you will continue to steal the money. Period. HOWEVER, if you stole money from your mom every day and she put a mousetrap in her purse, and you saw her set the mouse trap, you would NOT put your hand in her purse. " --> Unfortunately, Pro has left very little to contend at this point. The sole link he provides gives NO account at all even of how much the treatments cost; never-mind how much that affects the overall cost of incarcerating prisoners. " UNFORTUNATELY, I DID tell how the diseases affect the overall cost of incarcerating prisoners. If you have a disease, you need treatments. You can't say that I actually said that "Treatments/therapy for these diseases/problems are usually VERY costly" and I didn't tell how they would affect the overall cost. On the other hand, I didn't give a specific number because there is no "universal treatment" for every single disease. Every disease requires a different treatment. I can't list the prices of every disease or problem in this world. That's too broad. Even with chemotherapy and blood transfusions, every person may not require the same amount of visits/transfusions/etc. . *NEW POINTS *Prisoner escapes or parole give the convict another chance to kill. When a prisoner escapes or is given parole, the statistics say that he or she will end up back in jail at LEAST 50% of the time. [1] *The modern death penalty gives prosecutors another bargaining chip in the plea bargain process, which is essential in cutting costs in an overcrowded court system. [2] *If there was no death penalty, the prisons would become overpopulated. When they are so crowded, especially with murder convicts, people are more likely to: 1. Catch a disease, which obviously costs money depending on the disease. 2. Get raped and contract some form of STD, which aren't free to cure. They may not be EXPENSIVE, but with the overpopulation problem, many people will contract an STD. It adds up. 3. Die, especially when other inmates are among killers; funeral costs, etc. 4. It gives closure to angered families; angered families are no longer "productive" members of society, but only because they will USUALLY do ANYTHING to get justice (Kill especially) <---More funeral costs, more court fees, etc. [1] - I used ChaCha. You can text them to verify. Here is exactly what the text said, "About 50% of convicted felons return back to prison after they are released. Call me Claus and ChaCha anytime! *Compatibility Qs? Txt CHACHA4 to 42442 (Feb 20, 8:55 pm) [2] - . http://www.balancedpolitics.org... I would like to thank all of the readers and the Con for this debate. I strongly urge that you vote based upon EVERY round, and not just the first, second, or third round independently.