Which of the following best captures van den Haag's response to the objection that the death penalty should be abandoned because it is prohibitively expensive?
A) The death penalty should be retained because it is, in practice, less expensive than life imprisonment.
B) The death penalty should be retained because it could be made, in practice, to be less expensive than life imprisonment.
C) The death penalty should be retained because it is always the appropriate response to crimes of murder.
D) The death penalty should be retained because the importance of doing justice outweighs monetary costs.

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Van den Haag argues that the primary concern with the death penalty is the achievement of justice, and that concerns over its cost should not override the moral imperative to administer justice for the most heinous crimes.

Which of the Following Best Captures Van Den Haag's Response