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RE: Death Penalty
July 18, 2014 at 7:37 am
(July 17, 2014 at 9:06 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: Did you miss the part where it's estimated that 4% of prisoners on death row are innocent?
Or to put it in starker numbers: 1 in 25

Since 1976, around 1,300 people have been executed in the USA. If 4% of them happened to be innocent, then in the last 38 years we may have executed as many as 52 people for crimes they did not commit.
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Death Penalty - by Bob Kelso - May 24, 2014 at 4:50 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by c172 - May 24, 2014 at 5:01 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by KUSA - May 24, 2014 at 5:19 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by vorlon13 - May 24, 2014 at 5:26 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - May 24, 2014 at 5:37 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by KUSA - May 24, 2014 at 6:53 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 24, 2014 at 7:20 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Elskidor - May 24, 2014 at 7:34 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 24, 2014 at 7:39 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Elskidor - May 24, 2014 at 7:53 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 24, 2014 at 7:54 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Bob Kelso - May 24, 2014 at 11:01 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - May 24, 2014 at 7:46 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Autumnlicious - May 24, 2014 at 7:36 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Elskidor - May 24, 2014 at 8:02 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - May 24, 2014 at 8:19 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 24, 2014 at 8:46 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by A Theist - May 24, 2014 at 9:06 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - May 24, 2014 at 10:37 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ryantology - May 24, 2014 at 11:58 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - May 25, 2014 at 7:38 am
RE: Death Penalty - by c172 - May 25, 2014 at 9:36 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - May 26, 2014 at 12:07 am
Re: RE: Death Penalty - by KUSA - May 25, 2014 at 8:12 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Ryantology - May 25, 2014 at 1:45 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Bob Kelso - May 25, 2014 at 8:42 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - May 25, 2014 at 8:54 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Bob Kelso - May 25, 2014 at 9:36 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - May 25, 2014 at 9:49 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by kılıç_mehmet - May 25, 2014 at 9:10 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ryantology - May 25, 2014 at 10:03 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by kılıç_mehmet - May 26, 2014 at 5:21 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Bob Kelso - May 26, 2014 at 7:06 am
RE: Death Penalty - by LastPoet - May 25, 2014 at 1:50 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by kılıç_mehmet - May 25, 2014 at 8:12 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by kılıç_mehmet - May 25, 2014 at 9:45 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Bob Kelso - May 25, 2014 at 10:03 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by MindForgedManacle - May 26, 2014 at 1:58 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - May 26, 2014 at 4:24 am
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - May 26, 2014 at 9:09 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Raeven - May 26, 2014 at 10:35 am
RE: Death Penalty - by RaisdCath - May 26, 2014 at 10:57 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Autumnlicious - May 26, 2014 at 12:55 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 16, 2014 at 3:33 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by ShaMan - July 16, 2014 at 3:49 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Tonus - July 16, 2014 at 4:34 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 16, 2014 at 4:04 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 16, 2014 at 5:22 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Polaris - July 16, 2014 at 10:54 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 16, 2014 at 11:13 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 7:06 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Polaris - July 19, 2014 at 1:49 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 8:57 am
RE: Death Penalty - by ManMachine - July 17, 2014 at 9:40 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 9:58 am
RE: Death Penalty - by FatAndFaithless - July 17, 2014 at 10:16 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 10:19 am
RE: Death Penalty - by FatAndFaithless - July 17, 2014 at 10:24 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 10:28 am
RE: Death Penalty - by ManMachine - July 17, 2014 at 10:52 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 1:49 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 2:36 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 4:36 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 17, 2014 at 1:56 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by John V - July 17, 2014 at 2:06 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 17, 2014 at 2:07 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 4:43 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 4:47 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 4:52 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 4:58 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 5:05 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 5:08 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ryantology - July 17, 2014 at 9:13 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Jackalope - July 17, 2014 at 9:36 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 19, 2014 at 2:05 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 19, 2014 at 9:28 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 19, 2014 at 4:11 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 19, 2014 at 4:46 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Welsh cake - July 17, 2014 at 5:06 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 5:30 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - July 17, 2014 at 9:06 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 9:08 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - July 17, 2014 at 9:13 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 10:00 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Tonus - July 18, 2014 at 7:37 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 18, 2014 at 8:19 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Tonus - July 18, 2014 at 9:42 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 18, 2014 at 9:44 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Tonus - July 18, 2014 at 9:53 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 18, 2014 at 9:56 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Ryantology - July 19, 2014 at 6:28 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 19, 2014 at 7:27 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ryantology - July 19, 2014 at 8:25 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 19, 2014 at 8:28 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by ShaMan - July 17, 2014 at 5:23 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 17, 2014 at 10:03 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 10:11 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 10:13 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 10:18 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 17, 2014 at 10:14 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 10:25 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Mudhammam - July 18, 2014 at 8:44 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Polaris - July 19, 2014 at 2:08 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 19, 2014 at 2:15 am
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2014 at 2:14 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Siren - July 19, 2014 at 10:14 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 19, 2014 at 10:26 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Siren - July 19, 2014 at 10:35 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 19, 2014 at 2:37 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by LastPoet - July 19, 2014 at 10:31 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 19, 2014 at 4:49 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 19, 2014 at 5:27 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 19, 2014 at 7:34 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 19, 2014 at 7:43 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 20, 2014 at 2:55 am
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2014 at 5:40 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2014 at 7:29 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 19, 2014 at 7:31 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2014 at 7:51 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2014 at 8:30 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 19, 2014 at 8:42 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 20, 2014 at 12:07 am
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - July 23, 2014 at 10:03 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 23, 2014 at 10:24 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - July 23, 2014 at 10:34 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 23, 2014 at 10:19 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 23, 2014 at 10:38 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 23, 2014 at 10:39 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 23, 2014 at 10:45 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Jackalope - July 23, 2014 at 10:52 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - July 23, 2014 at 10:55 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Jackalope - July 23, 2014 at 11:28 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 23, 2014 at 10:58 pm

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