• KneeTitts@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Could just have a death sentence be only passed when there’s beyond doubt of guilt

    This is the reason civil societies have mostly done away with the death penalty, simply because we cannot ever be 100% we have the guilty people. We like to think the court systems are infallible, but they sure arent.

    • HM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.uk
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      3 hours ago

      I’d say it’s probably the biggest argument against the death penalty tbh. But then, at the same time, innocent people have died serving life sentences also.