Death is Different

When it comes to the criminal justice system, death is different.

We cannot simply assume that the trial process works. We cannot simply assume the appeal process works. People are wrongfully convicted.

That is, unfortunately, inevitable. However, in death penalty cases, a "mistake" (a sad way to label something that screws up many people's lives, usually permanently and beyond repair) cannot be undone.

Here's an organization who's sole purpose is to find cases where persons have been wrongfully convicted, and prove innocence by DNA evidence. Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck are at the forefront of this movement. Please take a moment to review:

http://www.innocenceproject.org/

"The Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, founded by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld in 1992, is a non-profit legal clinic and criminal justice resource center. We work to exonerate the wrongfully convicted through postconviction DNA testing; and develop and implement reforms to prevent wrongful convictions."