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You also have to keep in mind the times in which that happened. If they didn't kill those men 'legally' they would have found another way. The witnesses were biased, and in many cases flat out lied.
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Who is to say this still can't happen today? What has changed to prevent an innocent man from being charged with murder and then convicted by a jury?
Here are 74 recent cases that have been overturned.
USA: No getting away from it - the risk of lethal error in death penalty cases - Amnesty International Quote:
No getting away from it - the risk of lethal error in death penalty cases
I can't tell you how it is to stand outside of that cell and have a gentleman come and put a tape measure around your chest, around your waist, the inseam of your legs, and measure you for your burial suit. (Joseph "Shabaka" Green Brown)
Joseph "Shabaka" Green Brown spent more than 14 years on death row in Florida, USA, for a crime he did not commit. His case is by no means unique. Since 1973, 74 other condemned prisoners have been released from US death rows after proof of their wrongful conviction was uncovered. Many, like him, had come within hours of their execution before being exonerated.
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This, I am sure, is only the ones we know about, so what about the people on death row who haven't been exonerated yet? Can you tell me with absolute certainty there isn't one more innocent person on death row. Odds are showing me that there indeed are now.
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Except in cases where the perp doesn't regret what they did. In those cases they won't suffer the way they should
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First how do you know a convicted murderer won't regret what they did.? Second, should an inmate suffer or should he be remorseful? Is the goal of prison to make inmates suffer?