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The national institute of science conservatively estimates that 4% of those given the death penalty are innocent. 61% of death row inmates who are later exonera
by Volundr 4y ago
The national institute of science conservatively estimates that 4% of those given the death penalty are innocent. 61% of death row inmates who are later exonerated by evidence involve false and coerced confessions.
Given how poorly we do when it comes to the death penalty, you'll excuse me if I doubt your 99.999% guilty numbers for other crimes.
https://innocenceproject.org/national-academy-of-sciences-reports-four-percent-of-death-row-inmates-are-innocent/ https://innocenceproject.org/national-academy-of-sciences-re...
- vxNsr 4y agoThose are selective stats that don’t contradict mine. How many people are given the death penalty? How many are on death row? How many crimes are actually committed on a daily basis? These are questions that your stats don’t address and are very relevant to the discussion.
- Volundr 4y agoSure, that'd be a reasonable point, if you had started with that kind of information in your post. Instead you started with a hyperbolic 99.999% number and nothing to back it. Given that one would hope we'd be more careful about wrongful convictions with death penalty cases than a random bar brawl or possession charge I'm going to assert that the information I already provided is sufficient to refute the point.