Comment Re:I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not. (Score 1) 411
Our justice system is built on the premise that it is better to let 10 guilty people go free than to punish one innocent person.
So, something like 9% of prisoners in jail being innocent is a good target? I believe the quote you were referring to was actually:
Isn't that what the OP said? He's not saying 1 in 10 people in jail are innocent and that's a good target, he's saying it's better that 10 guilty people go free than have 1 innocent person locked up... your reply confuses me...
Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer
- English jurist William Blackstone, from a UCLA page
Which is stupid. There should be no innocent people in jail. Period. People spend their lives in prison for crimes they didn't commit, because the legal system is mass producing justice. It's not good.
Again, even with your quote, isn't it saying there should be no innocent people in jail, period? You call the quote stupid and then agree with it - again, I'm confused. Perhaps I didn't get enough sleep last night...
