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multigraincracker

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6. The problem with the death penalty is that it can be

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 11:34 AM

Jun 2025

wrong and an innocent person is put to death.
To help make sure that doesn’t happen, if new evidence is later found, the jury, judge and prosecutor should be put to death for killing an innocent person. Sounds fair to me and fewer innocent people would die.

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Due process? Apparently not in Texas. [View all] marmar Jun 2025 OP

There is a very good possibility that Texas AG Paxton could beat John Cornyn walkingman Jun 2025 #1

Didn't SCOTUS already do this in another case ? eppur_se_muova Jun 2025 #2

Scalia clamored for the execution of a defendant . . . John1956PA Jun 2025 #3

Justice Scalia Says Executing The Innocent Doesn't Violate The Constitution dalton99a Jun 2025 #4

What an absolute horror to inflict on anyone. Disaffected Jun 2025 #5

The problem with the death penalty is that it can be multigraincracker Jun 2025 #6