Quote Originally Posted by bhallg2k
Ok, here's non-religious argument #2: judges and juries aren't infallible. It's been shown on more than one occasion that innocent people have been put to death in this country. The former governor of Illinois George Ryan (a Republican), in fact, instituted a moratorium against the death penalty because a man named Anthony Porter was exonerated after spending 17 years on death row. It was found after further investigation that as many as 13 people sentenced to die in Illinois were completely innocent.

Until you can absolutely, 100% guarantee that only those who are truly guilty are the ones put to death, I don't see how it's worth it to take the chance.
okay, so how about the millions upon millions spent each year just to build prisons and house inmates be used to further research dna technology? then we'd be in a position to cut down on trial durations and we can lessen the bog down of the courts to focus more time on individual cases. sounds like a better plan than piling people up in jail that dont deserve to live.
nicholasstanko Reviewed by nicholasstanko on . Murderers Must Die: Judeo-Christian Values Murderers Must Die: Judeo-Christian Values, Part XVIII (Dennis Prager Alert) Townhall.com ^ | 07/19/05 | Dennis Prager Posted on 07/18/2005 10:38:06 PM PDT One should not confuse Jews or Christians with Judeo-Christian values. Many Jews and many Christians, including many sincerely religious ones, take certain positions that are contrary to Judeo-Christian values (which I have defined at length: In a nutshell, they are Old Testament values as mediated by Christians, especially Rating: 5