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4% of innocent put to death vs. Ted's 3? Don't forget the pressure on prosecutors to arrest a serial killer, the chances of pinning it on someone (say a relati
by abfan1127 10y ago
4% of innocent put to death vs. Ted's 3?
Don't forget the pressure on prosecutors to arrest a serial killer, the chances of pinning it on someone (say a relative) is nonzero. But the chance of undoing a wrongful death penalty is exactly zero.
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoTrue. But the chance of undoing a murder is also exactly zero. 4% innocents on death row is a higher number than those killed by escapees, I will agree. But where do you stop? That means at least 4% of those sentenced to life without parole are innocent. Now what? Is leaving them to rot in jail for the rest of their life really that much better than executing them?
- abfan1127 10y agoThe happy clients of the Innocence Project seem to enjoy the rotting in jail option over the execution...