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Originally posted by Moskie
Sorry if this is a threadjack, but this acts as one of the main reasons why I'm against the death penalty... because it's inevitable that something like this will happen, only to have the wrongfully accused be dead when the truth is revealed.
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Studies funded by those against the dath penalty say that some states have a rate of innocen executions as high as 1 in 7. Studies funded by pro death-penalty usually end up with around 1 in 100.
The answer is probably toward the higher end of that range, but I still don't believe that people should die when there is any doubt, especially with racism and discrimination as alive and prosperous as they are.