12-29-2019, 04:19 PM
(12-08-2019, 08:32 PM)ResidentArtist Wrote: I personally think the death penalty carries too great of a risk of wrongful execution in any case. Imposing it on accused cop killers is just a drop in an overflowing bucket.
Ever heard of DNA?
And you can always write the law in such a way that the death penalty can be applied only if direct evidence is present (i.e., forensic evidence). If all the evidence is circumstantial, no death penalty.
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