They just had on 60 minutes that the FBI has admitted that ALL their bullet evidence in the last 40 years ..?

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was flaued, including capital punnishedment cases and will have to be reviewed (thousands) back 40 years.

That fact along with about ten years ago the FBI estimated that 1 out of ten inmates on death row are indeed innocent of murder..............

Honestly, now the cruckst of my question, IF one of those that are/were innocent on desath rowe was one of your brother.sisters/ mom or dad. son/daughter, best friends and executed, how truly would you feel about the death penalty?

Answer 1

In addition, less than 15% of all homicides leave DNA evidence. DNA can't guarantee we won't execute innocent people.

Answer 2

I am currently against the death penalty and I believe that this is a major issue in our country that has never really been brought to light at the extent that it should be. It is no secret that our nation's history is full of racial injustice, especially the legal system. If you think about it complete civil rights weren't given to blacks until just about 50 years ago. So it is obvious that there are going to be cases in which the outcome, or sentencing was effected by the prejudice that polluted our country. I think the only logical answer would be for a committee or group of judicial experts to review every case of every inmate every few years (maybe 10 yrs.) This way new eyes would view the case and make sure everything checked out. It could be comparable to a challenged play in sports, only if there is indisputable evidence will a case be looked in to further. It might be a costly system, but we shouldn't be concerned so much with the price, but rather be concerned and comforted in the fact that innocent people won't do time for those who are truly guilty. And race isn't always a factor but corruption and government have coexisted within one another since the beginning of both. So this system of checks and balances would simply further insure that justice was being given to all.

Answer 3

Since I've been against the death penalty for a long time my feelings would not change. In Illinois the former governor Jim Ryan just went to prison for "license for bribes scandal." The only thing he did right was declare a moratorium on the death penalty in Illinois after something like seventeen people on death row were acquitted because of the new technology to test DNA. That really made me wonder how many people we sent to death in this country unjustifiably. And now no one can say "I'm sorry, here is your son/daughter back."

Answer 4

It seems that my feelings toward the death penalty would stay the same but something is wrong with the justice system. I would have to fight harder to make sure this evidence was entered and shown through appeals for others who may be innocent so that the people who indeed deserved freedom got it. Its really sad to hear this kind of stuff is going on when technology now is so much better than before. I also saw this on TV and was hurt to see the Attorney from NC was sent back to the bar in NC by a judge because the judge said he was guilty of exposing information under attorney/client privilidge. But he was silent for 20 years and an innocent man was in jail for a crime he didn't commit. Not only that, the attorney's client committed suicide in jail, so does attorney-client privilidge continue after the client dies???? I still think its unimportant when its going to liberate an innocent person from jail.

Answer 5

I think we can all rejoice that the truth is coming out and that we live in a nation where the truth is allowed to prevail. However, I did not understand why the judge threw the public defender's appeal out who had the client who had committed suicide but had previously confessed his guilt to a murder that another man was being held on death-row for. Shame on that judge for subjecting this lawyer, who clearly has a conscious and is a just man, to being disbarred. That judge is the one who should be facing disbarment.

Answer 6

Not all of the bullet evidence, just those that said they could identify a bullet from the same box by chemical composition. I would do away with the death penalty altogether if a life sentence actually meant the criminal would spend the rest of their lives in prison-- but until it does, hang away!

Answer 7

Not ALL of the evidence is bad.....only the part that said they could identify a bullet being from a certain box.........

And, this is another reason why they should do away with the death penalty.

Answer 8

The difference between a good person and a bad person is that the good person is against the death penalty because they are a good person and the bad person if left out of prison will kill again because they are a bad person

Think about it!.