To those that support the death penalty, do they ever let facts get in the way of...

[DaveS]

...their emotions? From the US.

"Since 1973, 123 people in 25 states have been released from death row with evidence of their innocence.

200 people have now been exonerated by post-conviction DNA testing."

......and the breakdown of this figure is as follows:

"Of the 198 exonerees there are:

* 119 African Americans
* 54 Caucasians
* 19 Latinos
* 1 Asian American
* 5 exonerees whose race is unknown"

http://www.exonerate.org/facts/

So as long as youre not black, then its OK to have the death penalty.

I wonder what the pro-death supporters would have said to the family of those that were killed by the state unfairly.

'Uhhh ........ geez, yeah sorry about that ........ we kinda messed up.'

 

[foxyTeri]

I think people in favour of capital punishment are actually letting their emotions get the better of them;yes. They feel anger,revulsion and empathy for human beings that have been brutally murdered by these criminals. I would like to let them know that it is okay to have these feelings as they are normal. However capital punishment is not the answer,as it is murder and that is wrong,we have no rights to take a life under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! Dying is not a punishment.