It would be interesting to survey people who claim to be wrongfully convicted and serving life sentences whether they would rather be swiftly executed or serve life sentences. And re-do those surveys after 5, 10, 20, 30 years to see if/how perceptions change.
I think a certain amount of time after it seemed a certainty I was never leaving prison alive I'd just prefer they executed me.
It would be interesting to survey people who claim to be wrongfully convicted and serving life sentences whether they would rather be swiftly executed or serve life sentences. And re-do those surveys after 5, 10, 20, 30 years to see if/how perceptions change.
I think a certain amount of time after it seemed a certainty I was never leaving prison alive I'd just prefer they executed me.