i am doing a report on capital punishment and i was wondering if anyone knew what the chances are that they execute an innocent person? or if you have any good websites or info that would be helpful.
2007-01-07 13:44:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Since 1973, 110 people have been freed from death row due to DNA analysis proving their innocence. It boggles the mind to believe that no innocent people were executed, especially when there was no DNA evidence to prove guilt or innocence.
2007-01-08 06:14:25 · answer #1 · answered by Phil #3 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think if you google it ans ask specifically for the tragedy in Illinois and the Rampart fiasco in LOS ANGLES you will find where 47 men were sentenced to death in Illinois and after a investigation by a reporter and the F,B,I, 35 men were not guilty , the cops lied and the prosecutor knew they lied and he also knew some of these men were not guilty, he is now the states Attorney General,
no cop has been charged with any thing whyyyyyyyyyyy????????
I n Los Angles the cops were committing the crimes and putting it on others after a reporter did his investigation he called in the F,B,I, now Calif, has thousands of cases to retry except the ones they have already executed, no cops or any one has been charged with any thing there either, when you ask what are the chances of a innocent man being executed ?? damned good
2007-01-07 22:05:16 · answer #2 · answered by james w 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since the death penalty was reinstated in the US in the late 1970's, there have been exactly zero innocent persons executed. Anti death penalty opponents will always try to shift the focus from the victims, who were the innocents, to the convicted, who went through the due process required. Here are several links for you to review and form your own opinion.
2007-01-08 02:02:20 · answer #3 · answered by dr_law2003 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The chances are actually pretty good for executing innocent people, especially before the use of DNA.
2007-01-07 21:51:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that it is possible and that it has happened in the past a few times. Even though our justice system is flawed, it is still a lot better than another country's.
2007-01-07 21:51:16 · answer #5 · answered by deftonehead778 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes in fact the reason we didn't have Capital Punishment for a long time was b/c it was bias against blacks and poor people
2007-01-07 23:07:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
In the U.S., I think its pretty low. But it its possible and it has happened - too many times!
2007-01-07 21:46:54 · answer #7 · answered by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋