Reply #55: Just a second here... [View All]

[rasputin1952]

Do you think that 1 innocent person executed is not enough to change the system? I would hope so, especially if that innocent person were you.

It has been said it is better to allow 10 guilty to be let go, than hang 1 innocent.

As for your ridiculous statement about "sterling citizens", you do not have the right to convict someone on the POSSIBILITY they committed a crime. In fact, if you have ever sat on a jury, you cannot convict on the PROBABILITY an individual committed the crime. It must be PROVEN beyond a reasonable doubt, that an individual is guilty, before being found guilty.

For your way of thinking, anyone who ever received a speeding ticket, should get more, just for the hell of it; after all, they MIGHT speed again. And isn't speeding a crime, albeit a misdemeanor or infraction, but a crime none the less. Therefore these are not "sterling citizens", they are criminals, and should be treated as such.

I am actually embarrassed that I am even posting this.

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