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In response to "Wait, what? That in today's society we should not have a death penalty? -- nm" by JaxSean

I'm saying that I don't believe our justice system is accurate/fair/etc. enough to be administering a death penalty at all.

Posted by Dano (aka dano) May 12 '10, 11:11

If we get into a "perfect world" situation where there would no possibility that any innocent person would ever be put to death, I think you can debate the merits of a death penalty. I don't think we live anywhere close to that world.

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I'd certainly say there's reasons to support it. If a mother kills her husband and drowns her kids, then admits to doing it, - JaxSean May 12, 11:16 4
- How many innocent people is it okay to kill via the death penalty? -- nm - Dano May 12, 11:22 1
  - It's a tough argument to think about, but I'm okay living in a society where there is a handful of mistakes like this. - Name Withheld By Request May 12, 11:29
- But would abolishing it create more of a problem? - Guigue May 12, 11:20 1
  - I don't think that person deserves to live, personally. It's the system that needs to be fixed, not the punishment, imo. -- nm - JaxSean May 12, 11:24

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I'm saying that I don't believe our justice system is accurate/fair/etc. enough to be administering a death penalty at all.

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