Originally Posted By 1Andy2:


This is what people say 5 or 10 years before realizing the system is incapable of being reformed in that way and changing their stance to being against capital punishment.  

Not trying to be snarky.  It seems to be the path people take tho, including myself.   I was once pro death penalty.   Long observation has shown me that human nature will not allow for a system perfect enough to justify capital punishment.

Some people deserve death.  But unaccountable men cannot be trusted to mete out such punishments precisely because they are unaccountable.

Originally Posted By Pair_of_ACES:
The vast majority of people who are wrongly convicted are still very very guilty of lots of other stuff.

I guess let’s hope this is the case.

Either way, you worked with the information you had at the time, and it’s hard to fault you for that.