[citation][nom]jtt283[/nom]An individual is innocent until proven guilty. Upon conviction, however, the sentence for a spammer should be Death, within 72 hours. Stop playing games. Put them down and have done with it. Whose interests does any alternative serve? I doubt it's yours, and it certainly isn't mine, because I don't need to pay good money to keep them fed, clothed, and housed in jail. Spamming is not a crime of passion; these people know it's wrong and do it anyway.[/citation]
This is an interesting and tempting concept, but unfortunately the financial burden of jailing a criminal is not something they can be legally held responsible for. The punishment has to match the crime.
Most people have gotten a speeding ticket, and yet we don't kill them so as to avoid paying for the clerks and judges and offices that process the tickets.
Maybe we can just put all the spammers in a big hole or something and throw them scraps every now and then. Never mind all the toilets showers clothes and beds.