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**reiruviartugs** · 06-15-2010, 05:28 PM

The American legal system is based on the belief that it is better to set 100 men free then to wrongfully imprison and innocent. Unfortunately, that statement makes death row even that much more difficult because you have so many appeals and legal issues. It can take a long, long time before all of it is exhausted.

Up by where I live, we had a home invasion where a teenager was shot and killed by a guest that was house sitting. The kids specifically broke in to steal firearms. The teenager's family was extremely upset with the prosecutor refused to prosecute. They tried to blame everyone but the teenager for his death. I was at function in town with one of his family members who was swearing he was a good kid and would never do anything wrong. They didn’t appreciate me pointing out that the “good kid” was in someone else’s house illegally and attempting to steal from it when he was shot. His actions led to his death. If he had been a good kid and stayed out of the house, he would still be alive.

06-15-2010, 05:28 PM	#8
reiruviartugs Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 387 Senior Member	The American legal system is based on the belief that it is better to set 100 men free then to wrongfully imprison and innocent. Unfortunately, that statement makes death row even that much more difficult because you have so many appeals and legal issues. It can take a long, long time before all of it is exhausted. Up by where I live, we had a home invasion where a teenager was shot and killed by a guest that was house sitting. The kids specifically broke in to steal firearms. The teenager's family was extremely upset with the prosecutor refused to prosecute. They tried to blame everyone but the teenager for his death. I was at function in town with one of his family members who was swearing he was a good kid and would never do anything wrong. They didn’t appreciate me pointing out that the “good kid” was in someone else’s house illegally and attempting to steal from it when he was shot. His actions led to his death. If he had been a good kid and stayed out of the house, he would still be alive.
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