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Never looked at it that way TGV... it raised an eyebrow with me
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How many innocent people died?..if the answer is one or more then it's way wrong.
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Plenty of people have had convictions quashed from DNA evidence completed years after the initial trial. Who knows what evidence might be used to exonerate guilty people in the next 20 years?
You also need to factor in the effect this would have on pleas - if people pleading guilty to murder were to lose their lives, they might think twice about taking their punishment and have a go at a not guilty plea - juries would be far more reluctant to find defendants guilty if the decision led to loss of life as this would hamper the appeal process somewhat - ultimately more guilty people would walk free if we had the death penalty |
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like to see the accused have the option of death
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Have you considered that the death penalty might also be a deterrent FatherMaguire?
I'm not sure that more people would walk free if the evidence (especially in the DNA era) was overwhelming. They will walk free anyway if inconclusive |