Ironworks Gaming Forum - View Single Post - Man found to be innocent after 17 1/2 years in prison.

promethius9594 · 06-25-2004, 01:57 AM

well, for the first part, according to what you posted of the article the man is NOT for sure innocent. the original ruling is merely in question based on the validity of the evidence being brought into question. the retrial could show, again, that the man IS guilty and therefore does deserve the DP, or it could show that the was guilty in a lesser capacity and deserved life sentence, or it could show him to be innocent, in which case he would be compensated.

the fact that the man is "mildly mentally retarded" makes no difference to me. you could say that a cereal killer who has no conscience is also mentally deficient, but that doesnt change the fact that they should die in any way. if a person is sane enough to unjustifiably take the life of an innocent then they are sane enough to face the possibility of death themselves.

06-25-2004, 01:57 AM	#3
promethius9594 Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: April 13, 2004 Location: USA Age: 42 Posts: 676	well, for the first part, according to what you posted of the article the man is NOT for sure innocent. the original ruling is merely in question based on the validity of the evidence being brought into question. the retrial could show, again, that the man IS guilty and therefore does deserve the DP, or it could show that the was guilty in a lesser capacity and deserved life sentence, or it could show him to be innocent, in which case he would be compensated. the fact that the man is "mildly mentally retarded" makes no difference to me. you could say that a cereal killer who has no conscience is also mentally deficient, but that doesnt change the fact that they should die in any way. if a person is sane enough to unjustifiably take the life of an innocent then they are sane enough to face the possibility of death themselves. __________________ mages may seem cool, but if there was a multi player game you wouldnt see my theif/assasin until you were already too dead to cast a spell...