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Originally posted by BigCityStripper
The solution is not to get rid of the death penalty, it is to speed up the trial process and reduce the amount of appeals.
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So they don't deserve their due process?
Also, many appelate courts have overturned rulings, found new (exonerating) evidence, and/or found bias or procedural misconduct in the earlier trial.
There are still cases being found where people that have already been put to death are innocent. I know of one case where a state had to pay millions of dollars to a victim's (yes, they are a victim in this case, as they were innocent) family, when the family brought a wrongful death suit against the state.
Also, the goal of the penal system is rehabilitation. The death penalty was originally intended for those that could not be rehabilitated. Now, unfortunately it is all about vengence.
Did you know that we're the last major industrialized nation that performs the death penalty and we have the highest crime rate?
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