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To: i-node who wrote (162852)	3/4/2003 1:28:17 AM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (2) of 1575422

>Well, the chances of executing some who is innocent are too high -- but that doesn't mean we shouldn't execute anyone. I respected the governor of IL for what he did, because he did it out of conviction. But really, pragmatically, if one death row inmate in a few thousand is executed in error, it really is better in my view than allowing these people to stay in prison forever, or worse, get out on parole to create even more victims. In reality, the notion that the death rows are full of innocents is utter nonsense. There may be a couple of people there who are innocent, but it isn't widespread. Perhaps my attitude is unfair, but it is pragmatic. A group of law school students found that half of the death row inmates in Illinois- HALF! - were actually innocent. I doubt that that's the norm, but even if 1/100 th of that percentage on average aren't guilty, then you're talking 5 wrongfully executed dudes per thousand... -Z

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