[Egregious Philbin]

You're lecturing the wrong guy EP, you're argument is with Ryan. The judges and juries followed the rule of law and found these men and women guilty of capital murder and sentenced them to death.

Governor Ryan decided he was above the law and did not have to listen to mere mortals.
I'm sorry if it sounded like a lecture, jwalsh, I didn't mean it that way.

There were many "mere mortals" working to exonerate the not guilty on death row in Illinois. Their success led him to put a stay on executions in the state. He didn't outlaw capital punishment, he put a freeze on it. Wouldn't it do more damage to the victims' families if they found that the state was executing the wrong guy? If capital punishment is to be just, I would think the exoneration rate would have to be significantly lower than 50%.

[VRWC_minion]

I'm anti death penalty but your argument is basd on whether exoneration = innocence.

[jwalsh07]

Just a figure of speech, no offense taken.