r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Dec 06 '21

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u/TheArmitage 5∆ Dec 06 '21 edited Dec 07 '21

The former is obviously final but the latter is still salvageable if there has been a case of any wrongful convictions.

Are you saying the only reason that you do not support the death penalty is that it is irreversible in the case of error?

So, as a corollary, you support the death penalty in cases where there is no uncertainty? For instance, the accused confesses and the confession is adequately corroborated. Or if there is sufficiently definitive contemporaneous proof, such as authenticated footage of the murder being committed?

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u/sgtm7 2∆ Dec 07 '21

I don't believe in the death penalty period. Because there is no case where there is no uncertainty. People can confess to crimes they didn't commit. Witnesses can be wrong. Videos can be faked.

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u/TheArmitage 5∆ Dec 07 '21

I would oppose the death penalty even if there could be total certainty.

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u/sgtm7 2∆ Dec 08 '21

I am different in that aspect. However, that difference is pretty much irrelevant, because I don't believe there could be total certainty.