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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
You can't build the prison system and the punishment/rehabilitation system around the chance of a wrongful conviction.
The penalty part of the justice system should be built around the assumption of a proper conviction.
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Except you can't make that assumption when decisions are placed in the hands of humans who are not infalible. We will make mistakes, and I can pretty much guarantee you that your view on a wrongful convictions would change if you or a family member were one of the wrongfully convicted.
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The wrongful conviction question belongs in the courts, not in the execution of the sentence handed down by the courts.
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You can't have one without the other. First-degree murder is first-degree murder whether you've confessed to it or been found guilty based on evidence. I don't think people understand the legal quagmire they'd be entering by administering arbitrary punishments.