I just had a thought. You know how these organizations exist that get people off death row with DNA evidence? What if DNA evidence was required to put people on death row?
Now, I know that innocent people would still be executed. There will be husbands, or lovers whose DNA has every right to be there. But there must be many people on death row without DNA evidence. If it takes overwhelming evidence to take someone off death row,why doesn't it take overwhelming evidence to put them on death row?
What do you think?
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I think you are right on!
If DNA evidence were required to put people on death row then all those cases where DNA was not a factor due to the nature of the crime would be non-death eligible. Which would not necessarily be fair ... 'cause maybe some of those would be just as or more heinous crimes than the ones where DNA was a factor and was presented ... I sometimes think about the innocent in cases where DNA is not relevant ... so many innocents are freed by DNA evidence ... so presumably there are just as many innocent folk in cases without DNA ... all of which supports abolition in toto ... so I think that if DNA evidence were required to kill a prisoner, then the death penalty would be abolished, as it should be ... and I hope this link will work:
any last words ... what rory thinks about the death penalty
guess I botched the link somehow ... if you want, you can get there by going to my blog and clicking on the
www.roryshock.com then click on the "rories stories" tab ...
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