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Happy Monkey · 01-31-2004, 11:19 PM

As far as I'm concerned, you can't get past #3. There is no excuse for executing an innocent person, and DNA evidence is not always available. Many people who wouldn't trust a jury to award damages in a civil lawsuit, or who complain about "activist judges" thwarting the will of the people, are perfectly happy to accept a guilty verdict in a capital murder case.

There is far too much pressure, political and otherwise, to find someone - anyone - guilty of a heinous murder to assume that a verdict is perfectly reliable. In my opinion, it is better that 1000 murderers serve life in prison than for one innocent person to be executed.

01-31-2004, 11:19 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	As far as I'm concerned, you can't get past #3. There is no excuse for executing an innocent person, and DNA evidence is not always available. Many people who wouldn't trust a jury to award damages in a civil lawsuit, or who complain about "activist judges" thwarting the will of the people, are perfectly happy to accept a guilty verdict in a capital murder case. There is far too much pressure, political and otherwise, to find someone - anyone - guilty of a heinous murder to assume that a verdict is perfectly reliable. In my opinion, it is better that 1000 murderers serve life in prison than for one innocent person to be executed. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]