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Originally Posted by Tribesman
Which is why such a final and permanent punishment cannot be applied if you are seeking justice.
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Hmm.. if the criminal confesses, if there are multiple witnesses, video tape or DNA evidence, why not? I guess it depends on what kind of justice you are seeking. What is justice for the murder of innocents? Opinions vary obviously.
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Convictions usually are pretty clear cut, if they were not pretty clear cut there wouldn't be a conviction.
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Not sure what you are trying to say here. Is a wrongful conviction a clear cut conviction every time? In the examples I mentioned, shoddy police work, witnesses that lied, prejudiced (Donald Marshall) and the unavailability of a real perpetrator led to the arrest and wrongful conviction of these men.
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Like I said, you can provide thousands of examples, they mean nothing as they can all be trumped by a single example(and you already supplied 4 of those yourself)
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There would be many cases that would not be part of a 'workable solution'. On the other hand, Justin Bourque's case is not one of them and will be easily proved in court.
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Not wanting to put a price on justice of course, but a lot of capital punishment advocates do fixate on costs of imprisonment without realising the finances involved in executions..
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That's not my argument.
