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Comment author: buybuydandavis 17 October 2014 02:42:18AM 4 points [-]

Believing this wasn't rational. I didn't take such basic steps as looking up the costs surrounding executions or life imprisonment.

Being ignorant of certain facts isn't being irrational.

Comment author: [deleted] 17 October 2014 04:03:38AM 4 points [-]

See Rational ignorance.

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