If a sentencing judge gives someone the death penalty they should be willing to put their own life on the line. If, after the fact, the person is exonerated, execute the judge.
this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2024
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This is how you make sure nobody gets exonerated ever
Meanwhile, fingernail scrapings taken from Cummings revealed an unknown male DNA profile and nothing from Rojem. This was potentially powerful exculpatory evidence. But a third jury, unaware of the DNA testing, resentenced him to die.
How on Earth was the third jury “unaware” of the DNA testing? Was it because of legal shenanigans, or a fantastically bad defense? Also, why was there even a third trial to begin with?
I don’t know about this case, but judges exclude or forbid presentation of evidence for whatever reasons and it’s considered normal. A just system would demand that any and all exculpatory evidence must be heard to prevent wrongful convictions, but that’s not the system we have.
These were exactly the kind of “legal shenanigans” I had in mind.
Im reminded of the innocent man in Arizona that was murdered in cold blood by that off duty cop that had "you're fucked" carved into the side of his gun
The courts refused to let the body cam footage be shown in court to the jury.
Land of the free, and all of that.
I believe the jury wasn't even allowed to know about the "you're fucked" inscription as it was deemed prejudicial. That cop had decided by the time he's pointing his gun at you, "you're fucked" but somehow that's not relevant to the case of the innocent man he murdered.
Forty years later, Rojem had no illusions of mercy. He’d seen 124 people escorted to the death chamber.
Waiting for your execution - seeing the others go.
40 Years long.
Finally DNA comes to the rescue, but resentenced to die anyway.
WTF is this torture?
The united states legal system.
One of many reasons I oppose the death penalty for almost all crimes.
The only purpose executions serve is revenge, and the state should not be in the revenge business.
It makes zero sense: they say they don't trust the government for the simplest things but suddenly they cool with it making life/death decisions often informed by legit incompetence/malevolence.
They are not serious, good-faith people who should have any influence or agency