@paulg Sadly this is not the first case; 2011 in Texas, prosecutorial misconduct led to execution of innocent man. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2015/03/cameron_todd_willingham_prosecutor_john_jackson_charges_corrupt_prosecution.html …
This case shows perfectly why the death penalty is a bad idea:https://goo.gl/Ekg54F
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@TradeScribe I've been haunted ever since by an article I read about that case.
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@paulg@the_intercept#Deathpenalty scoreboard: China 2000+ Iran 252 North Korea 60 Yemen 53 USA 46 Saudi Arabia 27 Libya 18Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg the articles make an even better point: that the prosecutors willingness to win comes at the expense of the innocentThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@octal@paulg To "reduce criminality" though requires radical changes in justice system and social services.#BasicIncome to start.
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@octal@taoeffect@paulg Sweden has a pretty nice system: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_Sweden …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@octal@paulg Sorta what I'm working on with@Group_Income /@GroupCurrency, but I avoid the word charity, feel it doesn't quite fit.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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