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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.
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Those 1000 Chuck Mansons you have to support with your tax dollars. If they allow DNA evidence to be taken into consideration at any time, and can be 100 percent sure of guilt, than these people should be executed. Remember the victims and their families.