>>>>>Another miscarriage.
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>>>>>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/death-row-man-saved-midway-through-last-cheeseburger-1928034.html
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>>>>>why on earth would they not DNA test evidence.
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>>>>Didn't Kevin just start a thread on this (with, as expected, a diametrically opposed take on the intervention :-} )
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>>>I think Kevin would acknowledge that the evidence should be absolutely water tight before a death sentence. Where I would differ with Kevin is that I don't think there should be a death penalty at all whatever the evidence.
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>>Actually - I take it back : Kevin does appear to approve of the temporary reprieve.
>>IAC, I'm pretty much in your camp on capital punishment in general....
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>OTOH from the description of some of these US supermax prisons they should maybe give the prisoners the option .

But then the argument would just shift to the pros and cons of assisted sucide :-}