NFBT - Don't kill convicted murders

Lightning Rod · 09-10-2001, 03:37 PM

I did a bit of looking and found many site claiming X number of people have been executed and later found innocent. Strangely I could not find specific examples. I would think it would take a strange combination of circumstances for a dead man to be later exonerated. This in my opinion on this subject.
In civil matters one must only prove their case by a preponderance of the evidence. Criminal matters have must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. If we are to continue to execute people I think there should be an even higher standard applied to those cases. The judicial system is a branch of our government. Our government is by its very nature Incompetent. I am not comfortable with the government making life and death decisions. Just MHO

09-10-2001, 03:37 PM	#16
Lightning Rod Need a new title Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Prairie Village Casino cash: $10004900	Government Bad fire good I did a bit of looking and found many site claiming X number of people have been executed and later found innocent. Strangely I could not find specific examples. I would think it would take a strange combination of circumstances for a dead man to be later exonerated. This in my opinion on this subject. In civil matters one must only prove their case by a preponderance of the evidence. Criminal matters have must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. If we are to continue to execute people I think there should be an even higher standard applied to those cases. The judicial system is a branch of our government. Our government is by its very nature Incompetent. I am not comfortable with the government making life and death decisions. Just MHO __________________ Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken over there ... I'm gonna eat the first thing that comes out if its butt"?
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