The Death Penalty

Originally Posted by krylo

So now we're back to petty revenge? Point out to me in a law book where it says that the purpose of the judicial system is to get revenge for victims. I can point out a lot where it says that the purpose of the judicial system is to reform offenders and turn them into contributing members of society.

or justice as i would call it. you have to make people pay for their crimes, it just isn't right that a sadistic bastard would get off easy

Originally Posted by krylo

Point 1: In 2 years most of your forensic information will have degraded to the point where it will be totally useless in proving anything.

while it's true that such evidence generally degenerates over time, it very rarely hapens that quickly. it usually takes around 20-30 years or more

Originally Posted by krylo

Point 2: You can never prove anything 100% because there's always a chance that the forensic teams missed something. Something as small as a piece of hair or a certain kind of bug at the scene can lead to a totally different outcome after looking at all the evidence.

that's why we need to train them how to investigate a crime scene better. they usually don't miss anything though unless their hot on the trail of a suspect and in a hurry. but that just goes with aneed to reform law enforcement

Originally Posted by krylo

Point 3: That's 2 years that a murderer is left out on the street to kill people all that he likes. Regardless of if the suspect is him or not, you're not arresting anyone, so you certainly aren't arresting the right person.

a serial killer like that would likely be caught red handed long before those 2 years are up. at any rate i'd rather take that chance than see an innocent person arrested

Originally Posted by krylo

Point 4: If it were possible to prove every case 100% then we wouldn't be having the discussion of innocent people on death row.

it's not tht they can't, it's that they don't. cops often make assumptions and neglect to double check things when making arrests, which is usually how a false arrest happens

Originally Posted by krylo

Point 5: Not all cop cars have those cameras, only most. And they can be disconnected.

then they should, and cops who disconnect them should be fired. that's not to say it'll happen, but it should