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Victor_c3

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9. I used to be pro death penalty until I heard a startling statistic a few years back

Reply to politicaljunkie41910 (Original post)

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 08:33 PM

Oct 2015

I don't have a source other than some TED Talk I watched on Netflix, but it was reported that if you look at people who were given life sentences for crimes that would also be given death sentences that roughly 5% of those people sentenced eventually have their sentences overturned.

realizing that approximately 1 in 20 people executed are probably wrongfully convicted doesn't sit well with me at all. Any possible benefit to society is greatly outweighed by the number of people it is wrongfully administered to.

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For those of you who watched 60 Minutes last night, I hope you are as outraged as I am [View all] politicaljunkie41910 Oct 2015 OP

I didn't see the show but any governor of any state that has the death penalty marym625 Oct 2015 #1

because he had blood on his own hands. only. mopinko Oct 2015 #7

you're correct. marym625 Oct 2015 #12

You mean he personally sold the license to the immigrant ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2015 #17

Ryan can be linked to the children's death, albeit indirectly Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2015 #18

the driver of the ill maintained truck bought his license. mopinko Oct 2015 #24

I felt bad for the original prosecutor Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #2

"The system worked" moondust Oct 2015 #3

It was absolutely infuriating. WIProgressive88 Oct 2015 #4

It was a disgusting story. iandhr Oct 2015 #5

I posted the script in GD and in Good Reads this eve. eom LiberalElite Oct 2015 #6

VOTE!!! STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS...if you don't, don't complain...you are part of the problem! kelliekat44 Oct 2015 #8

AND RUN! duhneece Oct 2015 #14

I used to be pro death penalty until I heard a startling statistic a few years back Victor_c3 Oct 2015 #9

What a colossal, racist prick that prosecutor was while defending Darb Oct 2015 #10

About the prosecutor who said the man should not be compensated IHateTheGOP Oct 2015 #11

I have a good friend in Louisiana . . . OldRedneck Oct 2015 #13

I live in Biloxi. LuvNewcastle Oct 2015 #16

The New Prosecutor erpowers Oct 2015 #15

This is, thankfully, starting to change. cab67 Oct 2015 #19

The new prosecutor basically said the man had to prove a negative . . . markpkessinger Oct 2015 #20

I grew up in Jefferson Parish Aerows Oct 2015 #21

I was appalled NJCher Oct 2015 #22

That case goes back many years before Booby KamaAina Oct 2015 #23