09-29-2015, 01:24 PM
(09-29-2015, 11:49 AM)Naranja Tigre Wrote: Actually both of them take government out of the equation but I agree with you, I like the system the way it is. Let the guilt of sentencing a man or woman to death be on the shoulders of a judge and not a jury.
You wrote it takes the government out of the equation.
(09-29-2015, 12:51 PM)Naranja Tigre Wrote: I said is a death sentence really decided by the government when it's a jury who finds the person guilty?
Sure, the judge decides, but when we're talking about truly horrible murderers/rapists, is it really a decision? It was already decided when the jury said guilty.
A jury is part of a court. A court is part of the judicial branch. The judicial branch is part of the government.
A death sentence is based upon a law. The offenses which carry a death sentence vary from state to state based upon the law. Laws are passed by the legislative branch of the government.
In America, people are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. They are entitled to due process. They are entitled to legal representation. Etc, etc, etc.
The government is definitely involved and it doesn't even require abstract thought.
