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> The Innocence Project estimates 2-10% of convictions are wrongful This is exactly why I find the death penalty unconscionable. 1,567 people have been execute
by rented_mule 4y ago
> The Innocence Project estimates 2-10% of convictions are wrongful
This is exactly why I find the death penalty unconscionable. 1,567 people have been executed in the US since the 1970s (https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/executions-overview https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/executions-overview). How many of them were wrongfully convicted? If someone is wrongfully imprisoned, at least we can let them out when they are exonerated - damaged, but with a chance to rejoin society. That's not the case with the death penalty. Without a perfect justice system, which is unattainable, the death penalty will take the lives of innocent people.