Comments on: TKO for the Death Penalty http://boakes.org/tko-for-the-death-penalty/ A place for words and data that I publish (for the benefit of persons unknown). Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Chris Samuel http://boakes.org/tko-for-the-death-penalty/comment-page-1/#comment-2524 Chris Samuel Mon, 04 Jul 2005 22:47:18 +0000 http://boakes.org/tko-for-the-death-penalty#comment-2524 This would only really be the case for instances where the method of death does not prevent revival (for instance the guillotine). There is also the horrific possibilty that if it were possible in humans then judges could sentence people to *multiple* death sentences. Personally I believe the death penalty to be indefensible on the grounds of false convictions, but if they find they are able to revive people then I wonder if it may even lead to it being used more often because "if we get the wrong person we'll just bring them back from the dead".. This would only really be the case for instances where the method of death does not prevent revival (for instance the guillotine).

There is also the horrific possibilty that if it were possible in humans then judges could sentence people to *multiple* death sentences.

Personally I believe the death penalty to be indefensible on the grounds of false convictions, but if they find they are able to revive people then I wonder if it may even lead to it being used more often because “if we get the wrong person we’ll just bring them back from the dead”..

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