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Originally posted by Fallon
So in our judicial system, that tries hundreds and hundreds of people PER DAY, let's get a ratio of how many innocent people are convicted. Yes, killing 1 innocent person is horrible, but ANY system will not be infailable.
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The fact that you will even get a ratio is proof enough that you can't have a death penalty.
Killing one innocent person goes so far beyond horrible...
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Originally posted by absorbantishe
If more criminals knew that if they killed someone, they would end up witht he same fate, then it would work. But since too many states in the US do not have the punishment, criminals know they'll be in prison, getting 3 squares, getting educated, and leading a pretty good life.
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No it wouldn't. Murder is a crime of passion, and killers rarely consider the consequences, and most never think they'll be caught.
You think prison is 'leading a pretty good life' huh? Ever known someone that's done time in a maximum security jail?
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What's easier to believe: that a guy was born without sex in the manner of several Greek demigods and grew up to be able to transmute liquids and alter his body density yet couldn't escape government execution, or that three freemasons in a vehicle made with aluminum foil in an era before digital technology escaped our atmosphere, landing on the moon, broadcasted from there, and then flew back without burning up?
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