carlson1 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:41 pm
Well if that is the case why do we have capital punishment? I am 100% behind the death penalty. It is not used enough nor is it used quick enough. There should not be any one who sets on death row for twenty years. I believe every case can be checked and doubled check in less than ten years.
I agree with the death penalty in concept, but I am very concerned about the administration. My concerns arise from a case in my former home in Naperville, IL. A young girl was murdered. A man called the police about a dream he had. He was arrested, convicted and sentenced to death. There was never any physical evidence that tied him to the crime. His conviction was overturned, retried and sentenced to death multiple times. In his last trial, one retired LEO testified that not all of the evidence was as it has been presented. The judge gave a directed verdict, not-guilty and he was finally released. Since that case, I've read about multiple cases where death row inmates are exonerated based on DNA evidence. The idea of executing an innocent person is not acceptable to me.
I would keep the death penalty, but the standard should not be beyond a reasonable doubt, but "no doubt" in order to apply the death penalty while keeping the "beyond reasonable doubt" standard for conviction. If the state executes a wrongly convicted person, who is held accountable?
