Originally Posted by StanT

From a moral perspective, I've always been a strong believer in the death penalty. I always took a sort of pride that my home state (IL) was among the top three in executions. Recent releases of prisoners based on DNA evidence changed my opinion 180°. Illinois and Texas have released dozens of death row prisoners that have been totally vindicated. While I still support the death penalty on a moral and theoretical basis, I have no confidence that our judicial process can ever be 100% accurate in determining guilt. I'd rather let a 1,000 Chuck Mansons rot in prison, than execute a single innocent life.