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Originally Posted by Nippelspanner
You are aware that there have been enough cases of people landing on death row while being innocent after all, do you not?
And who knows how high the dark figure might be?
But... its rare so just never mind?
Most people who get killed were guilty, so it's kewl?
I am in awe.
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I give you points for use of ridicule. If you cannot get someone to agree with you, that's a good backup strategy.
Yes, I think I mentioned above, there have been people on DR who were later acquitted. It's important to distinguish acquittal from "not guilty of the actual crime". And indeed, they may have been as innocent as a lamb. So, yes, to avoid this, I said the standard of proof has to be a lot higher than it has been in the past. I said that three times now. The state should not sentence someone to DR unless the proof is certain.