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It seems to me that this is an example of exactly the kind of shenanigans that are why we should not allow the government to execute people. If a single judge c
by mistercow 13y ago
It seems to me that this is an example of exactly the kind of shenanigans that are why we should not allow the government to execute people. If a single judge can wrongfully imprison 4,000 children - and not out of ineptitude, but for profit - then how can we possibly trust the rest of the judicial system not to convict innocent people of capital crimes?
- meepmorp 13y agoIt seems to me that if anyone deserves the death penalty, it's people like this judge. Ordinary citizens don't have the power to deprive citizens of their civil rights at such a scale, it requires the extraordinary power of the state. The trust we need to have in judges makes such corruption not only more likely, but much more dangerous. So for cases like this, the punishment ought to be as extraordinary as the power needed for the crime. I personally oppose the death penalty, so the suggestion is only half-serious, but I find the reasoning for reserving executions for egregious political corruption to be more compelling than for more common crimes.
- jlgreco 13y ago> I personally oppose the death penalty, so the suggestion is only half-serious, but I find the reasoning for reserving executions for egregious political corruption to be more compelling than for more common crimes. I'm with you there. The way I see it, crimes like these threaten the very premise of our justice system. It is hard for me to imagine a worse crime than destroying our ability to handle crime at all. Punishment for all those other horrible crimes relies on the system people like this are threatening.