premise: B: Right, I think I've seen some statistics that say that, uh, it's more expensive to kill somebody than to keep them in prison for life. A: Right because you've got all the prison expenses, plus all the legal expenses. B: Right. A: Uh, and, you know, it certainly doesn't seem to be a deterrent. Uh, for one thing because it's used so infrequently and for another thing because I honestly don't think the people that are committing the crimes that would be eligible, you know, really care.
hypothesis: the people that are committing the eligible crimes really care