Ernest Izett (Weekend Sun 8 March Lowlifers perfect cases for capital punishment) has a point. Whether you agree with climate change or not, world over population is completely out of hand (with no answers) and we could certainly do without the worst types of criminals.
Even in our own prisons, at $90,000 a year or $1 million for every 11 prisoners, even 100 for 10 years comes to $100 million. Not to mention extra time for police, court, and other associated costs, and trouble.
And for all the mind wringing purists. We give our pensioners $16,500 (nett) a year and expect them to pay their rates, electricity, dentist, doctor, food, and all other costs.
It's really all cock-eyed, but we don't seem to want to know or care! Leave it to the Government, who aren't listening to us anyway, because they have their own agenda.

R. McGuinness, Tauranga.