Death Row- I am a Killer

While I was reading the stranger, specifically the end when Meursault is convicted and put on death row, I thought of the Netflix show called I am a Killer. The show consists of a series of interviews of inmates on death row. Each episode is a about a new prisoner, and they are asked questions about how they feel about their situation and whether or not they received a fair sentence. Some argue they did not, but some say that they would rather receive the death penalty then rot in prison for the rest of their lives. One episode in particular reminded me of the stranger. The inmate does not care whether he is put on death row or not, he in fact would rather be put to death than have to live out the rest of his life in prison.

In the stranger, Meursault seems indifferent about his situation of being put on death row, similarly to the man in the show. The man in the show goes into detail on how he is guilty, but regardless he lives a sad depressing life, feeling as though he has nothing to live for, so he is indifferent on being executed. Meursault seems to have a similar view as the prisoner. Some of the prisoners in the show argue they were wrongfully convicted, and that they are being sentenced to death for something they did not do, or had little to no involvement in, which is why the topic tends to be controversial. The show instills a question in its viewers, should the death penalty be allowed?