Nobel Prize vs Proof that the Death Penalty MUST kill innocents

I finally got around to reading the whole of that link. It points out so many of the deep-seeded problems with the US Justice system. Thank you for the link.

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it's always a good idea to waive your right to a jury trial if you are innocent. the jury is made up of a bunch of bored people who would rather be doing soemthing else. further, they're generally painfully uneducated. and finally, they're almost always in complaint of their life being hard and they never get a break blah blah.
they just wanna see someone hang.

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Remember in many communities judges are elected officials. In those cases depending on how political your case is you might be better off with a jury.

Judges and juries can also be insufficient for the task of evaluating science submitted. I was blown away when a judge recently accepted a home alcohol test as proof of being very intoxicated (.08 BAC or higher). After the person called me for my advice, I suggested they immediately find a professional lab and get retested. She took a bit over an hour to find a place, get there, and wait for a tech to test her. On their calibrated system she tested (.00 BAC).