reasonvemotion wrote:What about those innocent people killed by the state, and the other ones that will be killed by the state if CP is brought back?
Those innocent people and the others. Sounds like quite a few. Care to name them
I cannot begin to list the number of people who have been gaoled by mistake. DO you think those on death row are immune from miscarriages of justice?
The dead tell no tales and their cases are not often looked at, but there are many suspect cases.
Derek Bentley was put to death by telling his friend to let the policeman have the gun; "Let him have it Chris!"
Instead of following his advice the boy killed the policeman, and Chris (who was over the age of consent), despite being in police custody at that moment swung for the crime. It was not until many years had passed that he was pardoned.
Sean Hodgson served 27 years for the murder ofd Teresa de Simone, all the time pleading his innocence, until DNA evidence completely exonerated him. If the Death Penalty had been in force then, you would not be reading this; he'd be dead and forgotten.
The Birmingham 7 and the Guildford 4 spent decades in gaol for terrorism, until the forensic evidence they were convicted on was shown to be false. had the death penalty been in force then you would not be reading about this; they would be dead and forgotten.
... the Maguire family
You can find some more if you wish.
How many do you need?