Monday, October 12, 2009

Death penalty

I'm not against the death penalty in principle.  In practice though, it's usually impossible to
know for sure if the guy is guilty.  At least if you imprison a guilty person, you can let him
out when you realize your mistake (and the governor doesn't interfere with the case).
This simple fact and the further fact that executing someone actually costs more than keeping
them in prison for life makes the death penalty seem completely wrongheaded.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/09/07/090907fa_fact_grann/

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