Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
No. But assuming you don't want to scrap the whole prison service in case there is occasionally a miscarriage of justice one has to accept that some people will loose some time in their life - but that's better than the rest of their life.

Equally, you could say you can't just scrap the whole death penalty just in case there are a few miscarriages of justice.

I guess this is where we stop being idealistic and have to balance justice with the limits/room for error in the justice system.

Wherever we draw the line will be somewhat arbitrary. Although personally I still support the death penalty for the worst criminals when the case against them is overwhelming.

Quote Originally Posted by Greyblades View Post
True, but I would think they would be profoundly grateful they still have thier reason to live.
But it's not about what they want.