>>>>>>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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>>Same here. If it is a legal option though, then it will be on the table regardless of our views and in that case, there really should not be any possibility of doubt whatsoever if it is one of the sentencing options.
>
>On another note: It seems odd to me that Bernie Madoff got 125 years in the slammer and a murderer will sometimes only get twenty years and is paroled after ten or so. The message seems to be that wallets are more important than human life.

Well, in defense of murderers, Madoff completely destroyed more than a couple of lives. I certainly can't find any sympathy in my heart for Madoff.