(hypothetical thought) should we use death row inmates for "free" labour instead?

[thetortiserunner]

Just saw the news in Reddit today that the woodlands double murder guy was finally hung.

There was one guy complaining why he was kept in a pending situation for years,being a waste of tax payers money for so long which I agree with

It got me thinking, if it is absolutely certain that the person is guilty of the crime and will no doubt be sentenced to death*, why not use them for free labour instead- especially with the declining birthrate and the need to eventually wane off our dependence on (especially cheap) foreign labour, this would seem like a pretty good option
*Or maybe even all criminals*

Of course that doesn't mean we treat them inhumanely like slaves of the 1700s and starve,beat or whip them. What I am thinking of is bare minimum sustenance and daily needs to just keep them alive

Another way to to put or imagine this, for example to say , would be to make a death row inmates be a toilet cleaner, road sweeper, dishwasher or one of the other low(er) level jobs just like a normal civilian would, except he doesn't get paid a single cent ever. Take the money saved from his salary and invest it elsewhere or help the needy

The only draw back I could think off would be backlash from human rights activists groups and other nations accusing as of "modern slavery"

 

[Taloona]

Then you must deploy police officers to keep an eye on him in case he tries to escape or use the tools he works with to harm people. Brroms or plates are all potential weapons.

You would have to lock down all escape routes. Feasible?

 

[thetortiserunner]

Then you must deploy police officers to keep an eye on him in case he tries to escape or use the tools he works with to harm people. Brroms or plates are all potential weapons.

You would have to lock down all escape routes. Feasible?

Idk how to further explain this. Like prison but with unpaid labour or maybe 24/7 tracking,or chained? Dead men can't work after all. Kept alive even doing the shittiest jobs is better than dead right? Imagine a workforce of death row convicts cleaning your hawkers. The money saved could be used to help the needy elderly from doing such backbreaking work

 

[khratit]

Is this a never thought out properly or a let's be kind to all yellow rebin thread

 

[thetortiserunner]

Is this a never thought out properly or a let's be kind to all yellow rebin thread

Ok. Put it this way: those irreversibly bad crimes where it's long to life sentence or death penalty

 

[wwenze]

Just saw the news in Reddit today that the woodlands double murder guy was finally hung.

There was one guy complaining why he was kept in a pending situation for years,being a waste of tax payers money for so long which I agree with

It got me thinking, if it is absolutely certain that the person is guilty of the crime and will no doubt be sentenced to death*, why not use them for free labour instead- especially with the declining birthrate and the need to eventually wane off our dependence on (especially cheap) foreign labour, this would seem like a pretty good option
*Or maybe even all criminals*

Of course that doesn't mean we treat them inhumanely like slaves of the 1700s and starve,beat or whip them. What I am thinking of is bare minimum sustenance and daily needs to just keep them alive

Another way to to put or imagine this, for example to say , would be to make a death row inmates be a toilet cleaner, road sweeper, dishwasher or one of the other low(er) level jobs just like a normal civilian would, except he doesn't get paid a single cent ever. Take the money saved from his salary and invest it elsewhere or help the needy

The only draw back I could think off would be backlash from human rights activists groups and other nations accusing as of "modern slavery"

2 years NS not enough ar, you volunteering to serve more to prove your point?

 

[thetortiserunner]

2 years NS not enough ar, you volunteering to serve more to prove your point?

I didn't bring in NS, you did. Don't try to create strawmen here

 

[Kunkka]

Your tax payer money wasted way more for paying the court to preside over a death penalty case than how much prison officer are paid to take care of him

 

[wwenze]

Your tax payer money wasted way more for paying the court to preside over a death penalty case than how much prison officer are paid to take care of him

 

[EDMW-Hates-Me]

Idk how to further explain this. Like prison but with unpaid labour or maybe 24/7 tracking,or chained? Dead men can't work after all. Kept alive even doing the shittiest jobs is better than dead right? Imagine a workforce of death row convicts cleaning your hawkers. The money saved could be used to help the needy elderly from doing such backbreaking work

Too dangerous and expensive to deploy them out into the society. There are already jobs they can do in the prison where they can earn tidbits. If they don't want to be free labour, what can you do? Sentence them to another death penalty?

 

[Taloona]

Idk how to further explain this. Like prison but with unpaid labour or maybe 24/7 tracking,or chained? Dead men can't work after all. Kept alive even doing the shittiest jobs is better than dead right? Imagine a workforce of death row convicts cleaning your hawkers. The money saved could be used to help the needy elderly from doing such backbreaking work

I am saying your idea is not practical to implement.

There are already jobs for the inmates in prison. Go watch the Inside the Prison series by CNA. Prisoners can work inside prison for a low wage. Companies approach the prison and the prison select the appropriate inmates to do the jobs. These are mainly hands on jobs such as laundry (wash hotel bedsheets?). But inside the prison, the environment is controlled. All tools are either chained or strictly accounted for (eg needles for crotchet). No escape route. Usually, these inmates did not commit violent crimes.

For death row inmates arrested for violent crimes, I dont think they would even be chosen for work in prison. Don't even talk about getting them to work outside prison. The logistics to keep the public safe is a nightmare and waste of resources.

 

[zzangiefzz]

Send to front line against Zerg or zombies

 

[PeanutButterJellyfish]

Why AG also get compensated?

 

[waterlucky]

Texas chainsaw siaolang can be deployed to assist east coast town council trim the over arching tree branches... The crown too big no good fengshui, that's y 3 corner fight!

 

[wwenze]

Send to front line against Zerg or zombies

Even Wagner give compensation or exchange to their inmates.

Is Singapore less humane than Russia? Not rhetorical, honest question.

 

[glarerder]

Just saw the news in Reddit today that the woodlands double murder guy was finally hung.

There was one guy complaining why he was kept in a pending situation for years,being a waste of tax payers money for so long which I agree with

It got me thinking, if it is absolutely certain that the person is guilty of the crime and will no doubt be sentenced to death*, why not use them for free labour instead- especially with the declining birthrate and the need to eventually wane off our dependence on (especially cheap) foreign labour, this would seem like a pretty good option
*Or maybe even all criminals*

Of course that doesn't mean we treat them inhumanely like slaves of the 1700s and starve,beat or whip them. What I am thinking of is bare minimum sustenance and daily needs to just keep them alive

Another way to to put or imagine this, for example to say , would be to make a death row inmates be a toilet cleaner, road sweeper, dishwasher or one of the other low(er) level jobs just like a normal civilian would, except he doesn't get paid a single cent ever. Take the money saved from his salary and invest it elsewhere or help the needy

The only draw back I could think off would be backlash from human rights activists groups and other nations accusing as of "modern slavery"

You must be yp with no recollection of the offshore island prison project.

 

[Canis Lupus]

To be fair, if I know I am already on death row then why should I make any effort or be motivated to do hard labor for the state to profit off from?

 

[ricohflex]

TS got potential.
Can be next Kim Jong Un.
Or can be Kempetai captain.

 

[CCCustom]

(hypothetical thought) should we use death row inmates for "free" labour instead?​

If the person is on Death Row, you tell him to do the work, he won’t do, instead will tell you … “What are you gonna do, kill me?”

 

[ewng]

So their death sentence is do free work until die...??