For this reason I am glad the UK eliminated the death penalty back into the 50s. Many times, after serious crimes, media figures will call for it to be reinstat

For this reason I am glad the UK eliminated the death penalty back into the 50s. Many times, after serious crimes, media figures will call for it to be reinstated, but it just isn't worth the risk. One of the final people executed in the UK, Timothy Evans, was convicted on flimsy evidence and was later exonerated. Admitting someone was innocent of a crime is pretty meaningless after they have been executed for it. Might as well just put your hands up and say 'whoops'. And here the court could hand down a death sentence for such inconsistent and inconclusive (from Cooper's perspective) evidence? The criteria for capital punishment should be so tight as to practically require the perpetrator to be caught standing over the victim holding the stained knife. At the same time, the underpinnings of racism here are appalling, as they often are in these repeating stories. Anyone blocking new examination of evidence knows for certain the conviction is unsound and that the conclusions could be decisive. Reading through this story, yes of course the author is biased, but it's plainly black and white, quite literally. Why else would all witness testimony point towards white criminals, they're literally handed the necessary evidence to convict a white criminal and yet the authorities pursue a single black man for the crime. Hideous. The most disturbing thing is, if asked how they sleep at night, I would have no doubt the sheriff's officers would have no hesitation in saying 'perfectly fine, thank you'.