re: #106 Capricious Casserole of Calamity

Sorry, I don’t understand how someone can be pro-DP when judicial mistakes demonstrably happen. Unless one consciously decides that it’s better for a few innocents to fry than for a few criminals escape death (and get life sentence). I would think basic justice demands prohibition of such an unnecessary procedure.

Mistakes can, have, and will be made. Does that mean we shouldn’t incarcerate anyone and deprive them of their “life, liberty, and property”? I think that standard is too high and that some people commit crimes heinous enough (torture, rape, and murder) to warrant a needle. If we are sure the process is fair, and we know the defendant is absolutely guilty, I have zero problem removing those people from the planet.

The answer to “mistakes can be made” is to minimize and correct the mistakes, not withhold punishment. The KSM trial is about to start, should the DP be removed for people like him?