>Here's the most egregious example that comes to mind.
>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg>
>It was at the height (or depth) of the McCarthy era and the Red Scare.
>Absolutely no one died as a result of what they allegedly did.
>Period.
>They should have been put in jail for a long, long time.
>One of the key witnesses later exonerated one of them.
>Here's an excellent book on the subject:
>
http://www.amazon.com/The-Implosion-Conspiracy-Louis-Nizer/dp/B000UDZ5UCThe most reliable evidence is that the Rosenbergs were dangerous spies. I have mixed feelings about execution for espionage and treason. Unless someone can directly point to loss of innocent lives, then I don't agree with execution.
