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Mon Oct-19-09 04:12 PM
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35. Here is a link to information on exonerations.

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/innocence-and-death-penalty

If you're on death row, it's supposed to be because you've been proven guilty BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT. Here we have 138 people who were found guilty BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT, yet somehow they were found NOT to be guilty later on. That seems pretty fucking flawed to me. How many of those people would have been killed if it weren't for some tiny twist of fate? How many more people on death row are actually innocent like these people, yet they simply haven't had the good fortune of having DNA tests that would clear their name? Or haven't had testimony in their favor describing the actions of a dirty cop? You do know that the word of cops is pretty much taken as gospel in testimony. And whether you'd like to admit it or not, many cops would gladly send someone to the chair if it means covering their own ass.

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Reply #35: Here is a link to information on exonerations. [View All]