
So we should just let heinous acts slide with life in prison (that costs the taxpayers a TON of money) because thereās a small percentage chance that it could be wrongful? Given the digital age we live in evidence is not hard to come by. This would maybe make sense before we had the tools we have today but the odds of that happening now are incredibly low. If you show disregard for human life or wellbeing then you can expect the same treatment back.
Wrongful convictions arenāt hypothetical. People have been exonerated from death row with DNA evidence. And on cost, multiple studies have found the death penalty ends up being more expensive because of trials and appeals. So itās a system thatās both riskier and more costly.