There is a better way. The United States Supreme Court ruled in Herrera V. Collins that it is Constitutional to execute an innocent person, as long as they had a fair trial. We can t trust our government to fill potholes. Even death penalty proponents now concede that executions do not deter others from committing murder . In fact, murders committed by people hoping to be caught and executed are on the increase.
Politicians claim they are tough on crime by supporting the death penalty.
It s time to hold politicians accountable. Don t let them hide behind the death penalty. Regardless of what we think about the concept of the death penalty, in practice it is bad public policy on moral, economic and social grounds. Execution is not a real solution. We can do better.