Date sent: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 07:41:52 -0800 (PST) From: Brian D Williams <talon57@well.com> To: extropians@extropy.org Subject: Re: Is the death penalty extropian? Send reply to: extropians@extropy.com
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> From: Paul Hughes <planetp@aci.net>
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> >John, can you explain to me why 1/3 of all convicted rapist turned
> >out to be innocent (and subsequently released), when DNA evidence
> >became available to acquit them? I'd say that is an astounding
> >figure -
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> Me too. where did you get it?
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> By the way, now that DNA testing is available, I believe it should
> be used whereever possible to prove/disprove guilt.
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> Brian
> Member,Extropy Institute
> www.extropy.org
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As long as people are human, that is, as long as emotions and
prejudices rule juries, it won't matter if innocence or guilt is proven
with steel trap logic, DNA or no DNA (cf. the OJ trial). Joe