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Originally Posted by Yen_HerbalRevenue
Yes for those that have been wrongly accused it would be awful. However I believe with the technology available today, such as DNA testing this error is not likely to occur. I also believe our system in the US should be change to a system of 3 judges and not our peers. It is unfortunate that a man who clearly murdered his wife is acquitted because a juror of his peers did not understand what DNA was.
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You say "not likely" to occur. To me, that's not good enough. As I said, even ONE mistaken execution is too many. Again, if it was YOUR son or daughter and you knew there were incapable of the crime they were about to be put to death for, is "not likely" good enough?
Throw in bad police work, CORRUPT police officers and/or attorneys, uneducated or ignorant juries (how many people have we seen on GFY alone say they'd convict OR acquit someone based on nothing to do with the case but because of something in their own past?) and I just don't believe anyone should be put to death in these case. Humans make errors and will until the end of time.
However, in the case of someone like Vincent Li, I'd be more open to it. With dozens of eye witnesses, being caught red handed, and an admission of guilt, I'd probably have no problem seeing someone like that executed.