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Article #615Re: Death penalty problems (Don't blame Meijer for this one!)
From: Phillip E Krueger
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1993 19:55
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1993 19:55
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In article <Paul.D.Race.523.00083515@DaytonOH.ncr.com> Paul.D.Race@DaytonOH.ncr.com (Paul Race) writes: >In article <2el0c0INN5od@fox.cis.ohio-state.edu> philk@cis.ohio-state.edu (Phillip E Krueger) writes: > >>Unfortunately, if we reduce the appeals process, we increase the chance of >>executing an innocent person... > >Yes that's a risk a society must face. On the other hand, how many hundreds >of people have been murdered by career criminals who would still be alive >today if the criminals had gone to the chair... There's a classic ethical problem that goes something like this: Would you murder an innocent person if you knew that doing so would end violent crime? -- Phil ************************************ ********* wasteful filler ********** ************************************ -- Asst. Prof., Ohio State University philk@cis.ohio-state.edu Dept. of Computer and Info. Science ..!osu-cis!cis.ohio-state.edu!philk 2036 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH 43210-1277 (614) 292-2565
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