There is one thing wrong with that...if the key's thrown away, how will they be able to reuse the cell?
I see what you're getting at, though.
Had it been China or India, he'd have swung. If it had been Texas, he'd end up as part of the national Grid. In Thailand, it would have been the Lethal Injection. Either way, if I'd been the judge, I'd have turned up for the first day of the trial with the black cap already on.