Perhaps we should abolish prison sentences of 10 plus years, as that can be worse than death
A Straw Man!
Is that like a red herring?
Can you please prove there are no anisakis worms in the herring before I eat it?
Or perhaps the straw man is alive (see tin man), and just needs a heart in order to be able to feel :), in which case it just needs a shrink, not capital punishment.