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If you go to the doctor, do you want swift treatment or effective treatment? The same goes for justice.
If guilt is so obvious then it should be easy to prove. If it can't be proven then guess what, even murderers go free. This is to protect the innocent.
No judge should have summary sentencing powers, let alone sole authority to execute! Any place in the world where judges have this power and juries are absent, there are widespread abuses.
You can't create a safe standard where judges won't be able to abuse this ability. A jury is needed, along with legal defense.
Capital punishment should be abolished in general because already innocents have paid the price, and it's expensive.
If guilt is so obvious then it should be easy to prove. If it can't be proven then guess what, even murderers go free. This is to protect the innocent.
No judge should have summary sentencing powers, let alone sole authority to execute! Any place in the world where judges have this power and juries are absent, there are widespread abuses.
You can't create a safe standard where judges won't be able to abuse this ability. A jury is needed, along with legal defense.
Capital punishment should be abolished in general because already innocents have paid the price, and it's expensive.