Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 29th Apr 2008 08:21 UTC, submitted by Jason Slack
In October 2006, Hans Reiser, creator of the ReiserFS filesystem, was arrested under the suspicion of the murder of his wife, Nina, who had disappeared off the face of the earth after dropping their two children off at Hans' home. The two were divorced, and fighting a legal battle over ownership of the Namesys company and the custody of their children. Even though the body was never found, he has been declared guilty of first degree murder.
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RE[6]: Like in Denmark..
by smitty on Tue 29th Apr 2008 17:22
in reply to "RE[5]: Like in Denmark.."
Member since:2005-10-13
Not quite sure where you are going with this. Are you recommending not going through the "process" today but keeping criminals in jail until it becomes faster and cheaper?
No, my point was that many people think the current system is too rigorous already. They'd like it to be easier to carry out the death penalty, which is inevitably going to lead to more mistakes, not fewer.
And yet, here you are...
You misunderstood me - I'm actually not advocating either position here, just trying to point out both sides of the argument since the OP said he couldn't understand the other side. Personally, I feel a lot like you - that there's nothing fundamentally wrong with capital punishment, but that it should be put to very limited use.
Member since:2005-11-11
No, my point was that many people think the current system is too rigorous already. They'd like it to be easier to carry out the death penalty, which is inevitably going to lead to more mistakes, not fewer.
You are probably referring to States. In Canada, where I live, unfortunately there is no death penalty at all, hence my whole argument that it should be available as an option for extreme cases.
...but that it should be put to very limited use.
Agreed.
Member since:
2005-11-11
Are you referring to convictions done 20 years ago cleared by modern techniques? If so then yes, those convictions are not up to my standards.
Not quite sure where you are going with this. Are you recommending not going through the "process" today but keeping criminals in jail until it becomes faster and cheaper? What if when such time comes we'll find out that half of those people were in fact innocent?
And yet, here you are...