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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Completely disagree with this notion. Nothing about sentencing after a conviction should be based on the concept of "well, he could be innocent" that should really have no bearing and should never happen. If that's the case, they should never have been found guilty in the first place.
Of course it does happen, unfortunately, but that's a problem with the actual conviction and not the sentencing.
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I took that post to mean the same standard of treatment should apply as if the person were innocent. Like it's not ok to subject a guilty person to cruel and unusual punishment just because they are guilty. If the person were found innocent some day would we then regret subjecting that person to inhumane treatment. But I'm not sure.