Strangely, I attempt to look at the bigger picture.
The world is drastically over populated. At the present rate of population increase, we will be unable to feed the people quite soon. Pollution, global warming etc should also be factored in as it is governed by the excess population.
The death penalty should be used for any crime now covered by imprisonment. This would have the effect of reducing an excess population, cutting shoplifting, and closing prisons.
I cannot see any disadvantages.
HAHA! The world is drastically overpopulated? What a giant piece of Bullshit! Scientists estimate that the Earth can sustain around 2o billion people. We are at 6 billion and raising 1/2 a billion every decade. That leaves around 200 years before we even have to think about overpopulation.
1) Citation? We're having enough problems sustaining 6.5 billion.
2)Why not reduce population so we could be supported for 400 years?
3)You only advocate thinking about a problem until it's too late?
4)Is this 'sustaining' comfortable life or the life of a starving village in Africa?
!. I don't have one, I learned that the old fashioned way, in school.
2. because there are many other alternatives, such as birth control.
3. No, but why worry about something centuries into the future when there are much greater problems now?
4. Believe it or not, there is a lot of free space on Earth. We are not running out of room.