Reply #201: If everyone could see the "justice" system from both sides, as I have, they would oppose the DP too. [View All]

Too many cases of prosecutorial misconduct, police collusion, and the fact that even beginning public defenders are allowed to try capital crimes caps it--and I wouldn't be for it even without those things.

The criminal "justice" system is far too fucked up for ANY justice minded person to be in favor of the death penalty.

*Edit: clarification: a dear friend of mine was raped and murdered--and a close relative was incarcerated for a short time due to outlandish prosecutorial misconduct and police collusion (the police report had the WRONG CAR AND LICENSE/REGISTRATION!). Still, said relative was convicted and spent time in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's notorious Tent City--even after it was proven that the police lied on the report and on the stand...