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I think one of the best takes on this issue was a quote from a death penalty critic in the documentary film "Deadline". He said, "We all agree that we should ha
by DubiousPusher 10y ago
I think one of the best takes on this issue was a quote from a death penalty critic in the documentary film "Deadline". He said, "We all agree that we should have a system that kills John Wayne Gacy but there is no way to create a system that kills only John Wayne Gacy."
Meaning that, there are certain cases where we are 100% certain of a persons guilt and can mostly agree that that person should die but how do we ensure a death penalty is used exlusively in those cases?
- MichaelBurge 10y agoI suppose one starting point would be to allow executions in the case where the defendant confesses under oath in a courtroom. Though it might be considered poor policy, since it would discourage people from accepting a plea bargain or confessing.
- greglindahl 10y agoNot to mention all of the people who give false confessions. False confessions are a common cause of incorrect convictions. https://courses2.cit.cornell.edu/sociallaw/student_projects/FalseConfessions.html https://courses2.cit.cornell.edu/sociallaw/student_projects/...
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- pmoriarty 10y agoAlso on the theme of false confessions and how broken the US justice system is, I strongly recommend watching the "Paradise Lost" series of documentaries.[1][2] [1] - https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Paradise-Lost-The-Child-Murders-at-Robin-Hood-Hills/70038380 https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Paradise-Lost-The-Child-Murder... [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost:_The_Child_Murders_at_Robin_Hood_Hills https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost:_The_Child_Murde...