X-Message-Number: 24331 From: "Omnedon" <> Subject: Reprieve Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 17:04:38 -0500 While I currently support the death penalty, and regard vengeance as sometimes a valid form of self esteem management, an interesting argument occurred to me regarding cryonics and capital punishment: Current cryonic preservation relies on the assumption that future technology may be employed to cure and revive a patient. Would it not be reasonable to also assume that even the most heinous of villains could be rehabilitated reliably by some future technique? Therefore, would it be ethically compelling to offer the hope of cryonics instead of the finality of execution? People do get sentenced incorrectly, the thought of having a chance to correct such a mistake may be worth considering. I wonder how the cost of execution compares with the cost of suspension, and what effect on cryonics any such program supported by government, or activist group would have. www.BladesOfLegend.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24331