tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post116586273148774129..comments2023-11-05T22:35:31.766+00:00Comments on Neil Clark: Another murderous weekend in modern BritainNeil Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-1165967016143312452006-12-12T23:43:00.000+00:002006-12-12T23:43:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Miguelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540078658739082699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-1165948670531917462006-12-12T18:37:00.000+00:002006-12-12T18:37:00.000+00:00If capital punishment is to be reintroduced we hav...If capital punishment is to be reintroduced we have to make it as sure as we possibly can that such miscarriages of justice don't occur. I'm strongly in favour of the idea put forward by Peter Hitchens for instance of a new verdict- that of being guilty beyond all doubt- being brought in before anyone could be hanged. There are clearly many instances when it is 100% certain that the defendant is guilty- eg in the cases of Harold Shipman and Ian Huntley, for example. But even if we did put in extra safeguards, we can never say that a mistake would never be made. I would be lying if I said I could guarantee that miscarriages of justice would never happen. But there's no easy, cost-free solution to this. I firmly believe that many more innocent people will die if we don't restore capital punishment, than will die if we do. We don't ban air, car, bus or train travel because very occasionally people are killed, because the general benefit to society of such means of transport outweighs the negative effects. And so it is with capital punishment.<BR/>I hope that answers your question.Neil Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-1165946596724938322006-12-12T18:03:00.000+00:002006-12-12T18:03:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Miguelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540078658739082699noreply@blogger.com