That's only true because the anti-death penalty activists do everything they can to keep murderers alive as long as possible. Even when there is no doubt of the killers guilt they will stretch it out as long as possible just so they can say "It is cheaper to put them away on a life sentence without parole than having the death penalty."
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
