In terms of pros and cons, I think there are certainly pros, but I think the cons ultimately outweigh the good points.
Sending death row inmates takes some of the hesitancy regarding risk, and it would reduce the cost of pay for their work. (I.e. no astronaut wages)
However, the cons of that are ultimately numerous.
— The inmates would likely need significant education on various necessary subjects to ensure proper equipment usage. The training would have to be done by professionals, and the professionals would cost
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— Personality issues and concerns. I.e. why are they on death row? There are lots of variables that may affect performance. Their goal is likely freedom, not the betterment of science or interest in Mars. Likewise, putting a bunch of inmates and leaving them together for an indefinite period of time with millions of dollars worth of equipments thousands of miles away seems problematic.
— Press concern. I can guess it would be a PR nightmare. On one side, you’ll have humanitarians or whatnot saying that you’re treating inmates as disposable. They’ll flame you for that. On the other side, you’ll have normal citizens who would likely love to be in the inmates position— free education, free trip to mars. It’d be assuming the risk, but I believe that wouldn’t phase all. People will say the inmates are being rewarded, then they’ll flame you for that.
— This is pretty hypothetical since I don’t think we’re near this point, but presuming we make inmates the first flight down, it may lead to issues down the line when others choose to go to Mars. I don’t trust human nature enough to say that it’d be problem free when there are two factions easily made— inmates/non inmates. It’d be so far away, I can imagine problems similar to the Wild West— there’s less law enforcement, so there’s less consequences and more chaos.
I would not want to have them risk the valuable equipment up there. Besides its not like there are no deaths in the first place so I think we just have to get used to the idea that more astronauts will die. Its incredibly unrealistic to pretend otherwise.
They can't be trusted to act responsibility and will probably neglect their duties and just ruin all the equipment - maybe attempt suicide before they get there.
Yes, and the rapists can be sent there right along with them to break up some of those hard mars rocks as well!!!
No. They don’t deserve that luxury because of the crimes they committed.
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No, definitely not. That sounds like a recipe for disaster!
Yeah, you'll save the money on their execution and incarceration period. But you've gotta train them with new style of livelihood, educate them, test them, filter them etc which in itself is a process.
Neil and Buzz were pilots, but before Moon landing they had to learn geology, nuclear and radiation physics, gravity training, psychological training and plethora of other stuff
No people with advanced degrees in the skills necessary to travel to Mars in a safe manner don't usually end up on death row and sending uneducated people to Mars is basically a billion dollar execution
With the greatest of respect...
... Somewhere in the mentality of an American, this seems like a normal, non-bat-shit insane, sensible and practicable thing to ask :)
Rofl hahahah
I dont think we need criminals on mars brah. We need responsible people not law breaking degenerate drug addicts
Thats such a bad idea
Sounds like a plot to a 80's/90's action movie staring Bruce Willis or Vin Diesel
Mars isn't Australia, one would be completely reliant on sophisticated technology to survive and these take accomplished scientists and engineers to understand.
No we already would have spent a truck load of money to get people there might as well send people we can trust
This sounds like a plot to a sci-fi movie. But sure.
What if they decide to just kill each other and not colonize like they are supposed to
I guess nope.
They might as well get help from aliens and betray us!
Just send all women to a different planet so the world would be a better place
No and you're getting into curl and unusual
It's an interesting idea
Aye 🙃
Nope...
Yeah ok good plan.
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