Again you have just forgotten the series of arguments we've had. I said:
""Tuesday always succeeds Monday".
I present you no proof. Are you going to dismiss it?"
You said I don't have to present proof in that case. Therefore, you agree that sometimes Hitchens Razon doesn't apply. Right?
But it is inevitable, as it is for any other crime. The problem with the death penalty is that the sentence is irreconcilable. In support the death penalty you have to concede that the risk of wrongful execution is an acceptable risk.
What is 'reasonable' doubt is a matter of opinion. The fact that people have been found to have been wrongfully executed but were guilty beyond reasonable doubt means, to me, that in every case there is enough doubt to warrant a person not being executing.
As a society we should make it very clear that every citizen has a right to life that cannot be taken away from them by any person or public body unless necessary. There is no necessity to kill someone for a crime.
The justification for the death sentence is the feeling of revenge. Its argument solely based on hatred and I find it disgusting.
There are a number of studies that suggest that innocent people have been wrongfully executed the USA. How can anyone suggest this is acceptable?