Thread: My biggest problem with the death penalty
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Old 09-19-2007, 02:34 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds View Post
I think the death penalty should only be administered in a case with HARD evidence! Video, DNA, etc..

He admitted murdering his wife and the body was found in his garden. That's pretty hard evidence, even today.

I think you should just always err on the side of caution. After all, so long as life actually means life (which unfortunately is not often the case) the public are protected, the perpetrator is punished and the family know he is being punished.
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