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Why does it take so long to carry out the death penalty
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:51 pm
Seems like it always takes 20+ years after these people’s convictions for it to actually go through. I understand there is appeals and all that other stuff, but if it’s determined that they’re guilty and the sentence is death why does it take so long to actually carry it out?
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Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:53 pm to ElectricWizard0
Because there’s appeals and all that stuff.
Is there an arbitrary amount of time you’d like to cap appeals to?
Is there an arbitrary amount of time you’d like to cap appeals to?
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:54 pm to ElectricWizard0
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It is better 100 guilty Persons should escape than that one innocent Person should suffer,
- Benjamin Franklin
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:54 pm to ElectricWizard0
Lawyers file lots of motions that keep them getting paid and keeps their client alive
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:55 pm to Joshjrn
Appeals should be illegal in cases where we know for certain the person committed death penalty-worthy crimes
American courts are too slow and soft. Way too many extensions, appeals, etc
American courts are too slow and soft. Way too many extensions, appeals, etc
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:56 pm to ElectricWizard0
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there is appeals and all that other stuff
It’s not so much the appeals as it is all the other stuff.
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Appeals should be illegal in cases where we know for certain the person committed death penalty-worthy crimes
I’d argue that it’s more important that the death penalty should be illegal in cases where we don’t know for certain the person committed death penalty-worthy crimes.
Given the number of cases overturned through the appeals process, especially with the advent of DNA testing, I’d hate to know how many people were put to death for a crime they didn’t commit.
Personally, I’d rather it take a while to kill a guilty guy if it means making sure we don’t kill an innocent guy.
This post was edited on 4/24/19 at 10:06 pm
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:56 pm to Joshjrn
Did I say there should be a cap on the time for either of these things? Don’t be a jackass, I’m just asking a question.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:57 pm to ElectricWizard0
i believe the statistic is that we have been able to find 7% of people executed in this country where actually innocent after the fact. and we arent talking about like back in 1940. some of that 7% were executed in the 21st century in texas. if anything, what we do right now is failing in being completely sure
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:57 pm to ElectricWizard0
The appellate process has saved the lives of many innocent people
This thread is kind of trollish. I feel like you’re fishing for responses.
Edit: responses that you already knew yourself, I meant.
This thread is kind of trollish. I feel like you’re fishing for responses.
Edit: responses that you already knew yourself, I meant.
This post was edited on 4/24/19 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:57 pm to JiminyCricket
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Lawyers file lots of motions that keep them getting paid and keeps their client alive
Are you under the impression that there’s a bunch of wealthy people on death row hiring defense teams by the hour?
The overwhelming majority of death penalty work is done by salaried attorneys working for funded organizations. Practically all death penalty appellate work is done by the same.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:58 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Anders Breivik is in a country club prison and is eligible for release in 21 years. Now that’s soft justice. The US justice system has its flaws, but it is one of the better ones worldwide.
This post was edited on 4/24/19 at 9:59 pm
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:59 pm to ElectricWizard0
Someone read on Facebook about the execution of the pos that dragged that black dude in Texas I see?
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:59 pm to ElectricWizard0
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Did I say there should be a cap on the time for either of these things? Don’t be a jackass, I’m just asking a question.
You answered your own question, so I posed my own. Did it make you uncomfy?
Posted on 4/24/19 at 9:59 pm to ElectricWizard0
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:01 pm to Joshjrn
So the appeals process is what makes it take so long?
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:02 pm to Joshjrn
I think MS requires that the state defense for the accused appeals all the way to the MS Supreme Court before execution happens. And I also agree with Ben Franklin.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:02 pm to WestCoastAg
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i believe the statistic is that we have been able to find 7% of people executed in this country where actually innocent after the fact. and we arent talking about like back in 1940. some of that 7% were executed in the 21st century in texas. if anything, what we do right now is failing in being completely sure
I can't even fathom sitting in the electric chair about to die for a crime I didn't commit.
That's fricking sickening.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:02 pm to ElectricWizard0
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So the appeals process is what makes it take so long?
Some states still technically have the death penalty but aren’t actually enacting it. That’s a separate discussion. But in states like Texas that are actively trying to execute people as quickly as legally possible? Yes.
This post was edited on 4/24/19 at 10:04 pm
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:03 pm to SemiNoblePursuit
Agreed but sometimes these trigger interesting discussion nonetheless
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:04 pm to Kafka
Groovy, Kafka. You are my favorite poster on TD.
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