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Originally Posted by panther
With all the DNA and stuff we have today, then i doubt they would have the wrong person for murder, cuz evidence never lies.
If they do have DNA evidence etc... and that evidence places them at the scene then yes i do agree with the death penalty, but if they dont have that kind of evidence then they wont be convicted anyway
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First of all, evidence can lie all the time - like a picture, it is how it is presented. The talent of barrister's to manipulate evidence is underestimated at your peril. The moment one innocent is killed is the moment that all other arguments lose any credibility they may have had. And no-one can guarantee that wont happen.
Secondly, what does it achieve?? What is the virtue of the death penalty - why is it good? What benefit does it provide that alternatives will not - or those yet to be suggested?