Is because it is exclusively a poor person's penalty. The rich never, ever, get the death penalty. I'm thinking about Peter DuPont - the guy who shot the wrestler in his driveway, in front of his wife.... What happened to him? Does anyone know? His case just dropped off the radar screen and I have always thought it was because of his wealth. The rules are different for the wealthy, they do not live by the same rules as the rest of us. I will always be against the death penalty, but if it was distributed equally I might feel differently in certain cases. Just my two cents....