 Re: Shouldn't Innocence Matter?
Apparently ther is a lack of knowledge of just what the appeals process is and how long and difficult it is
. To make it very simple it should and was interned mean that every detail of the case from the second cops get involved to sentencing should be examined . That was the intent of having them .
If the state was wrong it was wrong they need to admit it .
The idea is to ensure that nothing was done wrong and that new evidence can be brought. up ADEPA and other laws limit that . Increasing the possibility of innocent people being executed and or serving prison terms then living with a felony record .
I suppose if one finds humans expandable and a waste it is OK to limit appeals . .
They can lead ot a new trail or dismissal
It is very easy to get convicted it is very difficult to prove your innocence it should be the other way around . Yes It can be you Just task Kerry Max Cook . or If you could Tim Cole both were totally innocent and had nothing at all to do with anything they were accused and convicted of just for staters . I suggest reading Picking Cotton or the Innocent man Chasing Justice just for starters .
Tell me the system worked for them they never should have done a day never mind go through the hell they did for things they did not do
Further limiting appeals and access to evidence called discovery in legal jargon . makes all of us less safe . If the real perpetrator is free to continue in their activities . If we execute a innocent person we can never convict any one else Think about that It makes for lazy shoddy cop work an easy for prosecutors to secure false convictions
We should not let fear and in some cases racial / ethnic hatred and childhood issues or false information run roughshod over our rights That includes the accused and convicted and put innocent people in prison or worse execute them .
If you want revenge be honest and say it and execute. If you want Justice Make a conviction difficult to get and allow those accused and convicted every opportunity to prove their innocence . If it means a few guilty go free so be it That is lower cost than one innocent person in prison or executed. |