Philadelphia DA asks Court to declare death penalty system unconstitutional

[SummerMadness]

Philadelphia DA asks Court to declare death penalty system unconstitutional

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner—who vowed as a candidate not to seek the death penalty—has asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to declare that the sentence, as applied, violates the state’s Constitution.

"Because of the arbitrary manner in which it has been applied, the death penalty violates our state Constitution's prohibition against cruel punishments," states a brief filed by Krasner's office tonight in the case Jermont Cox v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

"It really is not about the worst offenders," Krasner told The Appeal. "It really is about poverty. It really is about race."

 

[Danielwright2311]

Good, because to many good innocent people have been murdered by the court system.

Even if there not innocent, still, They break Gods law every time they kill some one, guilty or not.

Mosses killed
Paul killed
Joseph was convicted of attempted rape
The catholic church killed millions in the past

But, all forgiven, no death sentence.

Heck, even Cain killed his brother, and God gave him a mark of protection.

So they are kidding you when they say it is bible justice to kill steal or rape, that is wrong.

 

[.Mikha'el.]

I have no problem with the death penalty as long as it can be thoroughly demonstrated that the accused person is in fact guilty, but would prefer it abolished to keep innocent lives from being lost.

 

[joymercy]

there have been shown in the media so many people who were falsely accused and imprisoned

 

[OldWiseGuy]

there have been shown in the media so many people who were falsely accused and imprisoned

Very few have been wrongly executed by the State.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

The entire criminal justice system is "cruel and unusual". It is based not on justice, but malice and revenge. It's an institution created by evil men.