Re: Death penalty

Sure it does.  The group found evidence and it was presented.  A court ruled on
it and he was freed.

The case you presented is one of a couple of troubling scenarios, I agree.
FWIW, the evidence was not totally disproven.  All they did was offer another
explanation to some of the arson indicators.

Should that have counted as reasonable doubt?  I don’t know, and since this
story only presents one side, it is impossible to say.  What other evidence was
used to convict?  Three people have said he confessed or made statements
indicative of confession, and that matters too.

I will say that I am with Mike that it should be used only when the presumption
of guilt is indisputable.  I think it needs to be a real possible consequence,
but only when the evidence supports it.

Is that story heartbreaking?  Yes, but maybe not for the same reasons you think
it is.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Bruce Geerdes
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 4:30 PM
To: DADL (off topic)
Subject: Re: [DADL-OT] Death penalty

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Karl <[email protected]> wrote:
> It is valid though.  And the fact that they do get exonerated actually proves
> the point.

The ones I'm thinking of, in Illinois, were only exonerated because of
an outside group. Left alone, they would've been put to death. It in
no way proves that the system "works".

> I have yet to find one proven example.

Not proof, but isn't this a heartbreaking story.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-060502willingham,0,3147122,full.sto
ry

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