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It's enough to put people to death, so it should be enough for everything else.
by linuxftw 5y ago
It's enough to put people to death, so it should be enough for everything else.
- ceejayoz 5y agoTwelve randomly selected lay people shouldn't get to decide to allow the State to kill people, either.
- linuxftw 5y agoNo argument here. I was just point out how trivial our systems are, and we still kill other humans based on the feelings other humans.
- seiferteric 5y agoAt least that requires unanimous decisions vs civil cases where it just has to be the majority.
- ceejayoz 5y agoThe legal standard for a conviction/judgement also changes, from "beyond a reasonable doubt" in criminal to "preponderance of the evidence" in civil- i.e. 99.9% certainty becomes 51% certainty.
- nitwit005 5y agoEvery criminal case involves more than a jury. The prosecutor has to decide to bring charges, judge has to accept the case, etc. Death penalty cases are more involved. I've sat through the automatic appeals that were part of California's process.