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Originally Posted by Azure
Only because it takes so long before they actually get executed.
Which I guess is a good thing considering how many have been pardoned since DNA came onto the scene.
But again, the long process seems more like something our 'moral' society wants because it eases our guilt of killing our fellow citizen.
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It has nothing to do with our morals and everything to do with the length of time appeal upon appeal takes. From the time of sentencing there are multiple channels of appeal. each taking at least a couple of years to run their course.
I'm all for that process. I'd rather see 1000 guilty men tax the system for decades than one innocent man be put to death.