It is an interesting conundrum, and one which I contemplate often myself. In Morva's case I tend to become a little more bloodthirsty than I might otherwise, because " my people " were in danger. Just a little too close to home.
Personally, I support the death penalty. But that is not the question that you asked, I loathe the thought of someone innocent being executed for a crime they did not commit because they are not the only one to pay the price usually, family, friends etc all pay a toll. If they are there, they were judged guilty and later evidence may come out to exonerate said person, but someone (judge) or a group (jury) decided that the evidence pointed to their guilt at the time and hind sight is 20/20.
We depend on the courts and criminal justice system as a whole to keep us safe and make the best decisions for us. I can't say I consider it acceptable and we need to work more on our burden of proof and evidence to make sure that we do not convict innocent people but to keep the populace safe, we must sometimes take measures to keep the safety of the masses.
I've seen statistics in literature that have proven that an ungodly number of people executed by the state have been found (sometimes years later) to have been completely innocent. And I mean it was a really, REALLY high number (I want to say it was 3 in 10, but it may even have been higher than that). Conversely, how many of our social elite have gotten away with murder or other crimes because they've had the resources to manipulate the system
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We depend on the courts and criminal justice system as a whole to keep us safe and make the best decisions for us. I can't say I consider it acceptable and we need to work more on our burden of proof and evidence to make sure that we do not convict innocent people but to keep the populace safe, we must sometimes take measures to keep the safety of the masses.
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