Re: The Day is Coming...Hopefully... Archived Message
Posted by The Optimist on January 4, 2011, 4:59 pm, in reply to "Re: The Day is Coming...Hopefully..."
I have quite a few issues with what you have to say: True - with DNA evidence, fewer innocent people will be put on death row or in prison period. Yes in the past, many people were falsey accused of crimes and sentenced to the death penalty. Through The Innocence Project, scientists and law officials have proven that a system without DNA evidence does leave some doubt regarding convictions. However, how many times in the 21st century have people been convicted and sentenced to death without DNA proof of the crime? Present Day, it takes real evidence to make these convictions. Why is there a desire to give to people a punishment beyond their crimes? The death penalty is not cruel and unusual. Many victims of rape or murder only wish their passing would have been as easy as falling asleep. I do not have a heart for rapists, child molesters, or murders. Also, after studying the financial aspects of the death penalty, I would agree that it costs more to execute one person that to keep a person in prison for life. However, consider the number of prisoners sentenced to life compared to those sentenced to death. Our government is wrong in the regards that it allows death row inmates more than 3 chances to appeal. In my opinion, 3 strikes and you're out. If a jury of your peers declares you guilty and thus the burden of proof has been met, there shouldn't be 20 years of death row. That's why the death penalty costs so much...not the 3 chemicals used in lethal injection.
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