Yes, we CAN judge who among the
by
berzerker
10/03/2008, 9:45 AM #
dead are innocent.
Aborted babies are innocent. 100%.
Victims of murderers are innocent. 100%.
Convicted murderers are NOT innocent. 100%. I care about THEIR victims, and more importantly any follow-on victims from a proven killer. I might "care" about the executed...the same I would for a rabid dog. But that "care" wouldn't stop me from putting them down.
Like most who are in favor of the Death Penalty, we want to be sure the one who is executed did the crime...and with 450,000 murders (largely committed by a singular murderer), and only 800 executions...I'd say a LOT of care is being exercised. Meanwhile THOUSANDS more victims of CONVICTED KILLERS can be found because we didn't execute them in the first place. They kill other prisoners, they kill guards, they kill judges, they escape and kill on the street again. Or silly liberals parole them and they kill again.
That FAILURE to judge kills thousands of innocents.