Last Thursday, the Supreme Court of the USA ruled that post-conviction DNA testing is not a constitutional right. The Texas Death Penalty blog commented:
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Still, I would hate to see people who are so clearly guilty use this as a ploy to sorta roll the dice. We saw on Dallas DNA, the show about exonerations in our county, that some people really do that. They waste the courts' time just for kicks. So what do you think? Want to read more?What amazes me is that people who consider themselves good and moral actually debate this, whether or not we should restrict post-trial DNA testing and jeopardize the freedom and lives of truly innocent people in order to avoid a few cases of wasted time. What kind of civilized country puts it's innocent, law-abiding citizens at risk so it's precious prosecutors and judges don't have a harder work day? You can't run around waving your flag, touting freedom and liberty and occupy countries chalking up innocent casualties of war as sacrifices to a greater good and then not fight for ordinary citizens' freedom back home because a bad egg might waste your time here and there. You either do what it takes to keep your innocent people free or you don't. Nobody said freedom was easy.
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ONe of the myths people have about prisoners is that they all claim innocence. Actually, that is far from the truth. Although inmates may claim mitigating circumstance, or that the punishment they've received is too harsh for the crime, the vast majority realize that false claims of innocence are unwise. After conviction judges are likely to impose harsher sentences on those who refuse to admit to the crime and show remorse. Refusal of inmates to admit to a crime can have adverse consequences during incarceration, to include being barred from various prison programs, receiving "good time," and the denial of parole.
ReplyDeleteThat some may unwisely make false claims of innocence is no reason to resolve post-conviction claims of innocence. We all gain when we pursue the truth.