bring back hanging yes or no?

[Markus R]

Originally Posted by Davemetalhead

Let's turn this around - what if a loved one was found guilty of murder and condemned to death, even though you KNOW they're innocent, everyone else thinks they're guilty, you just can't prove it. Would the death penalty still be right?

As for DNA testing, it's not foolproof. It's still subject to human failings - tests get mixed, sent to the wrong labs, contaminated. DNA testing may be 99% correct , but do you want to be that 1% that gets convicted due to faulty testing? (pulling numbers out of my arse there to prove a point).

Capital punishment is barbaric.

Yes, that is why I am against the death penalty. too many innocent people have died (and could have died had it still been in existence). This is where our 'civilised society' is a joke. How many people have been put in jail/executed due to incompetence and as Mal Hombre rightly said, corruption?

I agree with you Davemetalhead - DNA is certainly not 100%. Too many put too much faith in it. It isn't infallible.