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I understand the sentiment, but is it practical?
Suppose those 1000 guilty men who've just been freed kill two men, rape six women, kidnap a few kids, steal a bunch of cars, rob some convenience stores, beat a dog, etc.
Would the victims (and/or their families) truly be grateful for that one innocent man's freedom?
Edited 2008-06-09 19:55 UTC
It's a matter of what the people find to be more just. The count of free guilty people and imprisoned innocent people will never be zero.
So which do you favor, seeing more innocent people behind bars or more guilty people go free?
I'd rather be fearful of criminals on the loose than having to worry about a government that would imprison me just for wanting to be on the safe side.
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2007-10-18
It's remixed a lot, but there's the saying:
It's better that 1000 guilty men go free than one innocent man be imprisoned