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Originally posted by rogue49
[B]Only to those that are blatantly guilty,
there can be no doubt whatsoever.
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The Birmingham Six? The Guildford Four? Not only did they confess in detail about the terrorist pub bombings that claimed lives, but the forensic evidence backed up their confessions completely. The confessions were later found to be partly forged and partly obtained under extreme duress. The forensic scientist who did the tests later admitted that he had decided to "help the police".
As you say, blatantly guilty... Innocent, but blatantly guilty.
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Originally posted by rogue49
There are some in this world that are not acceptable to continue in society,
and I don't want to pay for them living within any institution.
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As I said, would YOU want to bet YOUR life against your Criminal Justice System? Say you have a row with your wife or S/O, she storms out. She's later found dead. Or in a fit of anger she storms into a police station and accuses you of committing a recent high profile crime (say a rape/murder that was on the news). You're placed under duress by cops who want to "get a result", and only your fifth video'd interview is submitted (what other 4 interviews?). The forensic scientist decides to "help" the police 'cos you're blatantly guilty. He knows this 'cos he's talked to the cops who've interviewed you.
You're NOT OJ Simpson... you don't have the financial resources to pay your defence to put on a big show to impress the jury.
You are blatantly guilty.
20 years later it all comes out that the cops and the expert witness didn't tell the whole truth in your trial. You are given a posthumous pardon.
It's the posthumous part of the pardon that sets me completely against capital punishment.
Mike.