I hate to sound unfeeling; but, it is up to the Prosecutor what should be done. The family does not live in AZ and does not have to pay for it. And, I don't think she will get the DP.
I watched a program many years ago. It was during a death penalty being carried out. They were doing one of those pieces where loved ones had their family murders executed. Almost all said that it did not make them feel any better. They expected that it would, but it did not. It just took another life and did not bring their loved one back. (No tomatoes please I am just reporting what the program said)
You do bring up many good points and you certainly don't sound unfeeling
I'm a non-tomato thrower and appreciate differing opinions.
I don't know if your able to remember the name of the program. I'm going to try to Google it, it's sounds like something I would enjoy. I've followed true crime since the Manson case.
It's odd because I was always against the DP, especially after I watched the movie "The Life Of David Gale". That movie had a huge impact on me. I watched it several times actually. I changed my mind about the DP when I followed
this case. I could take up pages typing why I changed my mind so late in life.
Another oddity is that if I were asked to fill out a jury questionnaire, I would make it clear that I would not be qualified to render a DP verdict. Sounds hypocritical, almost like I wouldn't want to "get my hands dirty" but it's fine for others to do so.
I have depression so that may be a large part of it. One of the symptoms of depression is feeling guilty over
everything past and present. I'm not confident that I would be able to remain stable after sentencing another human being to death.
In the Arias case I think that the jury is going to come back with LWOP, and I'd be okay with that I guess.