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Originally Posted by Eric
Problem here is that quite a few innocent people are convicted of murder. Two high profile cases in Canada: David Milgaard, arrested and convicted in 1969 for the rape and murder of 20yr-old Gail Miller, a nurse, whose body was found on a snowbank in Saskatoon; spent 23 yrs in jail for the murder which, by the way, he didn't commit. Guy Paul Morin, convicted in 1984 for the rape and murder of a nine-yr-old girl. That one had folks screaming for the return of the death penalty. Problem is, Guy Paul was innocent; and the murderer is still at large! And the Canadian taxpayer is paying large bucks in compensation to these guys. And there is even one US State, I think Tenessee, that is considering getting rid of the death penalty in order to save money in these tough economic times. Seems like it costs too much to prosecute someone for a capital crime; all the safeguards, appeals etc., cost lots ... I guess they want to be sure that the guy they are frying is really guilty!
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I hear what your saying Eric, but how much has it cost the British Tax payer to keep the likes of Brady, Hindley, Rose West, Peter Sutcliffe, Ian Huntley, in luxury for the rest of their days, I could except it if this scum were made to really pay for their crimes, but they're in nice cushy cells stereo equipment, Sky TV and all mod cons. If this low life, spent the rest of their days breaking rocks then locked up with just a bed and a toilet for the rest of the day, that would be fine by me, but as we hear all to often they've got rights, pass the sick bucket
