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> the possibility of wrongful convictions should make the death penalty more appealing Did you really just say that? If someone is locked away and their convi
by downandout 11y ago
> the possibility of wrongful convictions should make the death penalty more appealing
Did you really just say that? If someone is locked away and their conviction is overturned, we can always let them out. However, we cannot dig them up after we kill them.
- celticninja 11y agoWell we can dig them up but that really doesn't help the situation.
- evanpw 11y agoTrue, but that only matters if their conviction actually does get overturned, which is pretty rare. And even then, if you get exonerated after 30-40 years, most of the damage is already done. I'm actually trying to disagree with the statement that the death penalty is more humane than life in prison. If you assume that's true, one consequence is that we should prefer to execute innocent people rather than imprison them for life. If you think that conclusion is absurd (like I do), then you should reconsider the original statement.