Latest example of why the Death Penalty cannot ever return

[Brennan]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/19/us-usa-ohio-exoneration-idUSKCN0J32IL20141119

Exonerated after 39 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.

Eye witness testimony, recanted after four decades.

 

[caught]

Yeah but you don't have kids so shut up.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Says more about the justice process over there at the time tbh. A 12 year olds sole word costs a 16 yr old most of his entire adult life......

 

[Allezfan]

He's a black american. Statistically if he hadn't been locked up, he'd have been shot and killed anyway.

 

[sageyefc]

Watched a documentary on a similar case not to long ago were he was done for murder spent 20 odd years behind bars until an attorney investigated it himself and got him off.

 

[bluemangroup]

Watched a documentary on a similar case not to long ago were he was done for murder spent 20 odd years behind bars until an attorney investigated it himself and got him off.

Not sure how wanking off a convict is going to help.

 

[Allezfan]

Not sure how wanking off a convict is going to help.

Agreed. Blowjob or nothing.

 

[bluemangroup]

Agreed. Blowjob or nothing.

Blowjob then please.

 

[BlueLlama]

39 years inside - would rather be dead to be honest. But get the blowie first.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

39 years inside - would rather be dead to be honest. But get the blowie first.

After 39 years in the big house he'll have had his hands on more meat than Gordon Ramsey

 

[bluemangroup]

After 39 years in the big house he'll have had his hands on more meat than Gordon Ramsey

He get put on kitchen duty or something?

 

[Allezfan]

That has always struck me as the big flaw in the innocent prisoner anti death penalty argument.

Cos locking up an innocent man in a horrible enviroment rampant with beatings and rape with no freedom or luxeries for most of his adult life is fine but killing him would be apalling.

Miscarriages of justice suck no matter what the punishment is. That's why you should try not to convinct the innocent not why you should just not punish people at all.

 

[steken1]

I'm happy to take that chance were certain criminals are concerned. That also means that one day me or a friend could be in the unfortunate position. Still not arsed though.

 

[Seamus Colemole]

That has always struck me as the big flaw in the innocent prisoner anti death penalty argument.

Cos locking up an innocent man in a horrible enviroment rampant with beatings and rape with no freedom or luxeries for most of his adult life is fine but killing him would be apalling.

Miscarriages of justice suck no matter what the punishment is. That's why you should try not to convinct the innocent not why you should just not punish people at all.

It's not fine, it's the lesser of 2 evils which can be corrected (to an extent) if found to be wrong.

Death cannot.

 

[roydo]

This subject usually dissolves in to chaos and general "pain in the neckness" for some reason, but in this tone, no probs from me.

On the subject, I am against the death penalty for 2 reasons. One is the obvious one (above), the other is that I think in some cases, Juries might be wary of saying guilty cos of the implications if they got it wrong. So a few guilty monsters actually get off. No proof of course, just an observation really.