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Originally Posted by Crompsin
Nothing, especially the legal system, is 100% anything. Death penalty is about justice and general deterrence. 90% "rightness" would be acceptable to me. So a few "innocent" people die. Big deal.
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me...that 10%
is a big deal. If 1 out of every 10 executions was that of an inncent person, that is abysmal. 1 out of 1000 is too many.
Look. If your wife, or girlfriend, disappears, or turns up dead, guess who they're going to focus on. All investigation will be conducted to gain a conviction of the most likely suspect.
You. There will be little, if any, effort expended to ascertain what
really happened. Evidence that is contradictory to the prefered theory will be overlooked and ignored. The prosecutor wants a quick win, to add to his resume when it comes time to run for State Attorney General. The judge wants to demonstrate how tough he is on crime when it comes time for re-election. Death is a pretty high price to pay, just to be a political pawn.
Are there people out there who
deserve to be executed? Oh, you bet your ass there are. But, thier lives are not worth the price of a single innocent person being put to death.
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Originally Posted by Crompsin
Felons who get better treatment than the poor veterans of the Vietnam war (or this war, soon). Warm meals, cushy beds, TeeVee, god knows what else. Our system is so good that some felons commit additional crimes to go back because it is better than being free. What does that tell us about our system?
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Now, on
this point, I'm with you 100%. Prison time is even a badge of honor with some of these little gang banging thugs, as it gives them "street cred". Prison should be a son-of-a-bitch, where no one
ever wants to go. But, that is probably an issue better brought up in another thread.