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I believe if experiments are to be conducted on heinous criminals; it is devaluing and a step backwards for humanity. If one commits brutal actions against another resulting in permanent damage, trauma or death, it seems that a life sentence would be sufficient punishment, minus benefits of regular inmates. Although I believe capital punishment should be used only in the most extreme cases when all other viable options run out, it depends on what type of experiments are to be performed on the criminal. To conduct experiments that are torturous and agonizing for the criminal is inhumane, and although the criminal’s actions that put him in that situation were inhumane as well, it will do nothing but lower ourselves to that same level.
Either way, the question is too general for me to come up with a definite answer, like the previous poster mentioned, without a distinction, it is extremely difficult to give a solid opinion. If possible, it would be worthwhile to keep the criminals alive and have them perform duties that are beneficial to society, yet humane, and if not, like I said, keep them locked up with zero benefits and allow them to think for the remainder of their lives about the crime they committed and if it was indeed worth it, or execute them if completely deserving (which I can not be the judge on).
My capital punishment opinion is not completely solid either as I am still torn trying to decide if it is the correct solution for any crime, but like you stated in your earlier post, I have not lost a loved one from a brutal crime so my opinion may differ completely if a situation like that had taken place for me.
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