Your son is on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Do you still support capital punishment?

A very interesting set of circumstances, perhaps much akin to being against a war because a son was killed in it. On the one hand I can see the urgency associated with trying to prove the son is innocent. At the same time, the death penalty is said to "fit the crime" that was committed.

I think it would be hard to argue against the penalty just because the son is falsely accused. In the end, the problem is not really the death penalty although it could be the consequence. In the end, the problem is the justice system under which the son was convicted is flawed in its ability to make the proper determinations.

That could be the case for a variety of reasons including an incompetent defense attorney. Would you feel any better if the consequence was a life sentence without parole and the son was wrongly convicted. In either case, the system not the punishment needs the repair.Thanks.WB.

Believing he is innocent doesn't make him innocent. Most parents don't believe the kids are criminals, even when the evidence is right there. So go with the jury and take the punishment.

Unfortunately, innocent people do get fried sometimes. We just never can be sure.

That is the problem with having the state take that over instead of leaving it in the hands of private enterprise. :-).

No system is perfect... It can be emotionally damaging to see a loved one caged up, if they were killed by the 'system' at least they would be free of this world! I sometimes wish they'd bring it back in UK as prisons are getting over filled.

In this situation, you declare that democracy and republican ideals have failed - just as all government systems (save Anarchy) can fail, and you choose to express your natural right to own a fire arm and defend your family from a tyrannical government. Save your son the only way possible. Then realize that government is by definition the negation of liberty.

Yes.. because this question is flawed..What you saying is the legal system has made a incorrect judgement in the case and I would do everything and anything to get my son out if I knew he was innocent innocent inside and outside the law because you saying the law failed in this situation so the punishment would be unjust. But id have to be 1000% sure of the inadmissible evidence first.

Not I guess I probably wouldn't, but I believe I would be in favor of conjugal visits...and hope that he has a girlfriend to visit him.

Yes, I probably would because there are many people who deserve it, although my "son" didn't. Which would then bring up the issue of having a better system for deciding whether someone gets the death penalty or not. I do feel that it could be thrown around to easily, and that needs to be changed.

I would fight to the ends of the earth to get my child off death row if I knew they were innocent. But those that are guilty and deserve it have every right to be there.

No welfare state punish its own people, if it is really committed to the welfare of people.

Find a way of making your evidence admissable (that is logical) and defend the legal acceptance of 'that way'. Can you please read my sites and help me having at least justice? I am obviously one of the cases you worry about (have been condemned by what seems to be all governments of the world, democratic governments, against every law that there is, for something I have never done, obviously, for I never harmed anyone else my entire life, esp.

On purpose, still have been applied maximum punishment, which is also absolutely illegal, and have lost, with that, most perfect and priceless human existence, female existence, ever. At least justice, please rush, way too late to help, but still time to help me getting at least justice.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.