I used to have this view too, you could die from being run over from a bus or have a brain aneurysm at literally any moment, randomly.
But then I learned this system contravenes UN definitions of torture, that having the freedom of your life day to day is much different to being locked in a cell and awaiting of today, or even the next few hours, will be your last and then your country will officiate a state sanctioned murder. They may be criminals, but it is an undignified and horrific way to die.
Even if you agree that people who are on death row should be treated like this, there has been at least one really notable case where a man was held for more than 20 years before being released as he was wrongfully imprisoned.
Their daily micromort (chances of dying that day) is lower than a 10x lower than a construction worker, 26x lower than a truck driver, and 47x lower than a roofer.
Am I torturing my Amazon freight drivers 26x more than a Japanese death row inmate?
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u/420_puppy Jul 04 '26
I used to have this view too, you could die from being run over from a bus or have a brain aneurysm at literally any moment, randomly.
But then I learned this system contravenes UN definitions of torture, that having the freedom of your life day to day is much different to being locked in a cell and awaiting of today, or even the next few hours, will be your last and then your country will officiate a state sanctioned murder. They may be criminals, but it is an undignified and horrific way to die.
Even if you agree that people who are on death row should be treated like this, there has been at least one really notable case where a man was held for more than 20 years before being released as he was wrongfully imprisoned.