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Since we have DNA evidence now, does this mean we should expect less mistakes in the future? If this is the case, abolishing death penalty may be in the wrong d
by temp8964 5y ago
Since we have DNA evidence now, does this mean we should expect less mistakes in the future? If this is the case, abolishing death penalty may be in the wrong direction.
Instead of abolishing death penalty, how about raise the bar for the evidence? For example, how about death penalty only for those having clear video / DNA evidence?
- progman32 5y agoSay we do such a good job that we get a single wrongful execution per decade. Do you feel that cost is worth the benefits of the death penalty?
- stickfigure 5y agoPossibly? I always heard it as "better to let 10 guilty people go free than to punish one innocent man", which suggests that there is a reasonable exchange rate. The problem with putting really horrible people in prison for life is that they victimize other prisoners. Prison isn't hell because of the guards.
- progman32 5y agoI'm not sure that saying establishes an exchange rate. As phrased it at best establishes a lower bound. I suggest there's solutions to the prisoner victimization issue that don't involve the death penalty.