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Originally Posted by anonymously
Tell me how we apologise to one of the last convicted murders to be executed in the UK when he has now been pardoned.
Fine to say nobody likes wrong convictions, but a little late for the poor sod who was dragged to the gallows and hanged when he had not done what they said he had.
Being able to pardon when someone is wrongly convicted has to be part of any legal system that says it stands for justice. Posthumous pardons are a little underrated.
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Entirely horrific sentiment. If your justice system allows the innocent to be convicted, it's not a justice system, is it?
Humans have a high level of intelligence. Either a man is proven guilty, or he isn't proven guilty. The idea that proof is never really proof, so we should treat all convicted criminals as if they were really innocent is about the worst idea liberals have come up with.