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1777 27 points ago +30 / -3

A) Not everyone in jail is guilty. There is forensics science now. Verdicts based on DNA is fairly new in the age of crime solving. B) We are a civilization. C) Sometimes there are still witnesses and questions to be resolved. D) The small percentage of people that were wrongly accused. Your loaded question is way too broad. Change “the convict” to “w/o a doubt pedo, serial murderer or mass shooter” then I agree to those being gunned down or even set on fire b/c that’s even cheaper.

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CloakAndDagger 13 points ago +17 / -4

Well if we have those modern methods, then that just means we are even more sure that a convicted person is guilty. Also, it's a fallacy to claim that a civilization is only civilized if they abolish capital punishment. What's the proof for that? This stupid idea is what lead to islamic terrorists stabbing people and getting away with 6 months. But I agree with setting them on fire!

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Steve_OH 13 points ago +13 / -0

Well, I think the fact that there’s even an impeachment fiasco to laugh about is clear evidence that the system is flawed. Your assumption is that the system is perfect, whereas we know it isn’t. I don’t know anyone in prison, but I’m sure there are a few that are at least wrongly convicted and a system where death was dolled out without due diligence is a scary system to be a part of.

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Isolated_Patriot 7 points ago +9 / -2

This is also a problem way of thinking.

"The system is flawed, so we shouldn't rid ourselves of child molesters" is why we have too many child molesters.

Capitol punishment needs to exist, it needs to be enforced, flawed or not. The very knowledge that it exists actively prevents crime.

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1777 3 points ago +3 / -0

(No one made that claim.)

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CQVFEFE 1 point ago +1 / -0

We are having some fun with saying stuff that would wad the panties of reddit admins...only if seen in TD, though

Other subs can talk all they want about feeding the Trump family into an industrial wood chipper on Christmas Eve.

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Belleoffreedom 1 point ago +2 / -1

Agreed. Look at what the Democrats have done with the impeachment process, and imagine some poor schmo picked up by the police because everybody's got their hair on fire over a real crime.....

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DrBJTester 2 points ago +2 / -0

Yes and frankly no, in a perfect world criminals would be convicted of exactly the right crime. Sometime law enforcement has a criminal and they try to find a crime that will end in conviction and prison time.

It's not like the movies or TV where the guilty are wrapped up in an hour. The worst criminal situation I was ever in was for a crime I did not commit. Bad lawyer, bad advice and I ended up really close to doing time for a traffic ticket. Not DWI a left turn through a yellow light. Basically I was young and poor.

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Skyrison 1 point ago +1 / -0

we are talking about proven cases. not an "maybe he did , maybe he didnt" case. if big mike just fucked little billy up the asshole then slit his throat? execute that pile of shit. immediately