2006-08-27 16:14:40 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
punishing the innocent because you can never give them their life back. I know this sounds bad but if you let a guilty man go free he will probably do something to get in trouble again and there you have him.
2006-08-27 16:20:04 · answer #1 · answered by Squaw 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you let a guilty man go free, then you're just letting a guilty man go free.
But if you punish an innocent man, then at the same time a guilty man is going free because an innocent man is being punished in his place.
Not to mention, a criminal conviction will ruin your life.
So it's definitely worse to punish an innocent man.
2006-08-27 16:38:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Punish an innocent man. If the innocent one is punished, then the guilty one would be free anyway.
2006-08-27 16:20:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Punishing an innocent is worse that letting someone who is guilty go free. The guilty one will eventually mess up again.
2006-08-27 16:23:06 · answer #4 · answered by Shannon K 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Someone in the Justice System once said: "It is better to let a hundred guilty men go free than one innocent man go to jail."
However, that's in WishfulLand and sadly I think allot more than 1 innocent man is in prison and allot more than one guilty one is out there playing golf.
2006-08-27 16:32:58 · answer #5 · answered by AdamKadmon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well punishing an innocent man coz him staying in jail he might learn some bad habbits plus that will make him hate the socciety while letting a guilty man free well hes getting a second chance if hes good now then ok otha wise he will prob be cought in another case
2006-08-27 16:38:28 · answer #6 · answered by DR. Raed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Punish an innocent man.
2006-08-27 16:17:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Punishing the innocent. I can't think of a more horrific thing.
Any justice system that allows such errors is badly broken, and needs to be evaluated and repaired.
Any justice system that doesn't remedy such an error when it is discovered isn't capable of rendering justice.
2006-08-27 16:25:19 · answer #8 · answered by functionary01 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Letting the guilty go free, because you just endangered the entire population, instead of just one person.
Not only does the guilty not have to pay for his crime, but the public has to pay as well.
Consider, if a rapist were let free and you were the first person he raped after being acquitted? How would you feel then?
2006-08-27 17:07:57 · answer #9 · answered by Christopher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Letting Karl Rove off the hook was a major travesty of justice. However, punishing someone for a crime or any offense she or he did not commit is the major denial of justice. We live in a time with many discrepancies in the application of justice. There are a multitude of white collar criminals who have stolen millions of dollars who receive light sentences or are let free because they can afford effective lawyers. There are many sitting in prisons who are victims of their poverty and lack of access to quality representation, who spend years in prison for petty crimes. All of us who pay taxes find ourselves with large bills to not only support the incarcerated but also must supplement the incomes of the families left behind when poor mothers and fathers are imprisoned.
2006-08-27 16:23:31 · answer #10 · answered by colefinch 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋