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kwassa

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31. Innocent people are on death row.

Reply to gollygee (Original post)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 11:31 PM

Oct 2015

Scott Turow once declared, as attorney and author, that those on death row are guilty of having a bad lawyer.

Look at those that have been exonerated after being in prison for decades. If that sentence was death ....

Our justice system is too flawed, and always will be.

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(From Number23) AA Posters and Fam: How do you feel about the death penalty? [View all] gollygee Oct 2015 OP

It's a reason why I'm supporting O'Malley JustAnotherGen Oct 2015 #1

I'd like to hear 23's thoughts portlander23 Oct 2015 #2

She. nt scarletwoman Oct 2015 #3

Well that explains why she's so on the ball portlander23 Oct 2015 #4

Can I ask, JAG Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #6

He's from Italy JustAnotherGen Oct 2015 #17

Amanda Knox? Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #30

I really hate it. bravenak Oct 2015 #5

I'm also in favor of chemical castration for pedophiles Number23 Oct 2015 #10

Me too. bravenak Oct 2015 #13

How is that one form of crime immune from the general fucked uppedness? TheKentuckian Oct 2015 #38

As usual, I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about or what you are trying to say Number23 Nov 2015 #41

Chemical castration aka the subject of the post I responded too, what is it to not understand? TheKentuckian Nov 2015 #42

This is difficult. I don't approve of the death penalty on general principles - the main one being, scarletwoman Oct 2015 #7

The reason Option 5 is so long and tortured is because it pretty much expresses how I feel about it Number23 Oct 2015 #8

What I think of Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #9

And Dahmer wound up meeting even more justice once he got to jail Number23 Oct 2015 #11

Don't EVEN get me started on that part... Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #12

So it was three women?? I thought it was one older black woman Number23 Oct 2015 #14

I recall three women Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #15

I can no longer support the dp gwheezie Oct 2015 #16

Hate it for so many reasons. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #18

Good points, NuclearDem. Kind of Blue Oct 2015 #22

No, bad. Uncivilized, wrong, abolish it and then you dont need to talk about it anymore randys1 Oct 2015 #19

You give me hope, randys1! Kind of Blue Oct 2015 #20

Back atcha brother. randys1 Oct 2015 #21

KB is a sister, randy! A beautiful, intelligent, spectacular sister Number23 Oct 2015 #33

Thanks, nice to know who I am talking to, watch me forget though LOL randys1 Oct 2015 #34

Sorry, randys! Kind of Blue Oct 2015 #36

Oooh...Thank You, Number23! Kind of Blue Oct 2015 #37

Girl, you know all of that is nothing but the truth. Number23 Oct 2015 #39

Well, sista... Kind of Blue Oct 2015 #35

I'm for human life JustAnotherGen Oct 2015 #23

There are people so evil I don't want them to be alive Starry Messenger Oct 2015 #24

"But we've gotten this wrong so often, and the process is so horrible," Number23 Oct 2015 #25

I know, there are some sick freaks. Starry Messenger Oct 2015 #26

I agree with this. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2015 #27

Illinois banned the death penalty a few years ago. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2015 #28

I oppose the DP in all cases nt MrScorpio Oct 2015 #29

Innocent people are on death row. kwassa Oct 2015 #31

Hate it. betsuni Oct 2015 #32

I'm totally opposed to it. Cali_Democrat Oct 2015 #40