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byAnonymous Coward writes:
Problem solved!
bykthreadd ( 1558445 ) writes:
Problem solved!
So just to be clear. Them threatening to nuke us, bad. Us nuking them just to be sure, good. OK?
byAnonymous Coward writes:
I know this may not be popular but when someone threatens you and you strike out at them it's a whole different ball game then if you just strike out at someone or threaten them just to make yourself look tough. This is like the question of the death penalty. Some try to make it seem hypocritical that you kill someone to show that killing someone is wrong. No, you're killing someone for killing someone else without justification. It's not like you're taking some random guy off the street and throwing him in
byAnonymous Coward writes:
Well my argument against the death penalty is that there is a chance that you could be wrong and the person didn't actually do the crime + you're only as bad as the person committing the crime if you react in the same way they have acted.
bysocode ( 703891 ) writes:
You argument would speak against any punishment, with the death penalty just being the most final case. After all, if I'm innocent, I'm not exactly going to be happy to have been imprisoned for 20 years.
And by your logic on an execution being as bad as e.g. murder, do you think that people who illegally imprison others shouldn't be subjected to jail terms, or fraudsters should never be fined?
bydragonsomnolent ( 978815 ) writes:
Ok, let's look at this more closely, because you bring up very good and valid points. While it's true, if you are wrongly incarcerated you won't be happy about it, however, there are things which can be done to repay you for that injustice (financial compensation, and I know it may never be enough to make up for you losing your freedom). What reparations can you make to a man who you executed? He's dead, his body will no longer function, ever, you can't give him anything to make him come back to life or to
byaceboomblain ( 830620 ) writes:
While there may be things that *can* be done for you in cases where you were wrongly incarcerated, do they ever happen?
I think the only reparation you are going to get in the US is that you won't be in debt for the room and board for the last 10 years.
bysaider ( 177166 ) writes:
Many states will compensate you for the term, to the tune of around $50k per year.
byaceboomblain ( 830620 ) writes:
OK, 27 states do provide varying levels of compensation.
Source: Innocence Project Fact Sheet [innocenceproject.org].
I live in one of the 23 states that do not provide any compensation for the wrongly convicted.
byRich0 ( 548339 ) writes:
I was just reading an article the other day about people in states where there is no compensation, where the conviction still shows up on your record, and where employment for those wrongfully convicted is almost impossible as a result.
These people don't want $50k/yr for lost time - they want their records cleared. Heaven forbid that somebody proven innocent by DNA evidence have a clean record!
$50k/yr is the least we should be doing for them - it should probably be closer to $150k/yr. It isn't like we should be locking up that many people wrongfully that we can't afford it - if we are then the reparations are the least of our problems.
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