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re: So apparently South Carolina won't be able to execute Roof
Posted on 6/22/15 at 11:06 am to Kentucker
Posted on 6/22/15 at 11:06 am to Kentucker
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I'm for a quick execution in cases where the guilt of the perp is well documented and beyond any (not just reasonable) doubt. That's the case with the mass murderer in Charleston.
There's no benefit to society in incarcerating for life a serial killer or mass murderer. They're insane and the vast majority of them cannot be rehabilitated.
Agreed completely.
I particularly agree to the death penalty part. Simply change the burden of proof for imposing the death penalty to 'beyond any doubt' and you'd eliminate the risk of executing an innocent.
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Posted on 6/23/15 at 8:16 am to JustGetItRight
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Simply change the burden of proof for imposing the death penalty to 'beyond any doubt' and you'd eliminate the risk of executing an innocent.
No, you wouldn't. There would still be crooked cops, prosecutors and judges who conceal evidence and fix trials just like there are now. And juries don't have the first clue about burden of proof. Some will hang a defendant on practically no evidence, while others will let a guy walk no matter how much proof the state offers. The only way to eliminate the risk of executing an innocent is to eliminate executions, period.
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