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One is too many-- wrongfully convicted
Posted: Jun 30, 2015
The attorney who convicted him now opposes the death penalty (although it would have been no better for him to have convicted and served time for a crime he did not commit). State of Lousiana gave him $20 for a bus ride home and absolutely denies any further compensation for wrongfully convicting him. He died of lung cancer 16 months after release. Perhaps changes in the system where attorneys (particularly prosecuting attorneys) are not chalking up victories to further careers and there is some room for admitting error and reopening of cases with new information. The system as it is, it takes moving Heaven and Earth to obtain new trial or inject new information, even when it is completely obvious to pretty much everyone involved that it needs to happen. yeah, I know, everyone in jail is innocent...and the saddest part is, some of them really are.;
Barbaric - Blanche
[ In Reply To ..]I used to be in favor of capital punishment. But an examination of the number of men who have been on death row only to be exonerated - often due to nothing but the considerable efforts of organizations outside the justice system - caused me to reconsider.
The fact that so many Americans are still so enamoured with the death penalty, especially those who call themselves Christians, after so many of these cases have come to light is baffling to me.
We are still far too bloodthirsty as a nation. Hopefully we'll grow out of this phase soon, and leave such barbarism to despotic third-world nations.
Your quote inside with comment - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Your Quote: "We are still far too bloodthirsty as a nation. Hopefully we'll grow out of this phase soon, and leave such barbarism to despotic third-world nations."
Does that bloodthirstiness extend to killing the unborn?
Nope - nm
[ In Reply To ..]xx
LOL... the poor cons with their 1-track minds are - still using that tired old "unborn"
[ In Reply To ..]mantra to death, even when it's not even relevant.
More grist for the mill - Blanche
[ In Reply To ..]Here's a very good article on the subject from the ACLU.
https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/death-penalty-has-innocence-problem-and-its-days-are-numbered
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