I am very reluctantly a tepid supporter of the DP in extreme cases where there isn't a any chance that we got it wrong.
Sadly, now that we have DNA evidence, we are discovering that eyewitness testimony is far too often completely wrong. Is it now something like 50 people who were on death row who were proved not guilty thanks to DNA evidence?
That's a LOT of mistakes and had we killed those folks, we'd have not only been killing innocent men, but we'd also have stopped looking for the guilty party.
The other reason I am SO reluctant to support the DP is because I do not essantially trust any government, or legal system not to ultimately abuse its power.
On a personal level, however, I think some people definitely do deserve to die.
Sadly, now that we have DNA evidence, we are discovering that eyewitness testimony is far too often completely wrong. Is it now something like 50 people who were on death row who were proved not guilty thanks to DNA evidence?
That's a LOT of mistakes and had we killed those folks, we'd have not only been killing innocent men, but we'd also have stopped looking for the guilty party.
The other reason I am SO reluctant to support the DP is because I do not essantially trust any government, or legal system not to ultimately abuse its power.
On a personal level, however, I think some people definitely do deserve to die.