"the lifetime risk of being wrongfully convicted to the risk of being a victim of a violent crime. The relative risk ratio appears to be about 30,000 to 1." If so, we are trying way too hard to prevent wrongful convictions, relative to deterring crime.https://reason.com/volokh/2018/11/01/how-often-are-innocent-persons-convicted?fbclid=IwAR2Ac4e_BxGO74jcBt0nuKawrtBHgmBeinlo2wcG7NLWNLMDhpriG_xxjnk …
Judges, prosecutors, cops and accusers should be personally liable for each and every wrongful conviction — up to and including the death penalty, when the wrongfully accused was risking his life.
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This and only this — making the responsible parties accountable — will internalize the risk of wrongful conviction, however big or small.
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