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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Yeah, that's fair enough, if the accused is actually guilty.
To veer slightly off course here... say one of my kids gets snatched and killed by some nut. I know I could put together a compelling victim impact statement when the time comes. The evidence is all presented, I say my piece, the killer is found guilty and executed and it all works out. A few years later it comes out that we were all wrong. Somebody else did it. Now how do I feel about that?
I've got a few reasons to be against capital punishment, but the easiest one is that the government makes a lot of mistakes. How many of us would say that our government does something efficiently or properly even 75% of the time?
We're all guilty when an innocent person gets murdered by the government with our consent.
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You know what? I have to admit this is a pretty compelling argument against capital punishment for me. I must say, I've changed my mind somewhat on the issue. In theory, I would support it if we know 100% the person is guilty. But the reality is, mistakes often do happen (especially when it comes to the government).