I do believe in the death penalty, but I feel like the burden of evidence should be exceptionally high. I shudder to think rof how many innocent people we have executed in the name of justice. Yes the number of 100 is conservative...but consider this. Those 289 specific cases that have been overturned due to DNA only have the potential to include cases where there is DNA evidence. There are thousands of eyewitness and circumstantial cases where DNA doesn't even exist. We'll never have a clear number on those. We have all heard very real cases of gross prosecutorial injustices and bias. I couldn't imagine me or a loved one in that kind of predicament.
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