http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3472872.html

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/special/crimelab/3248711.html

I didn’t find yet the case I mentioned yesterday, but without knowing any names it is hard to find anything on the net.

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?scid=6&did=109

These people has been acquitted or case been dismissed, but then in some cases it was sheer luck that saved them.

You could argue, that they has not been executed in the end, but serving 3 years on death row, and being innocent can put a real break in your life.
However, this list explicitly states that only non-executed people can get on it.

Still don’t agree with death sentence. Killing someone does not solve anything. You just have a life on your consciousness.

http://www.justicedenied.org/executed.htm

Now you can tell, that these sites are probably anti-death sentence, but then a pro-death site wouldn’t keep a list like this.

I keep looking for the case I was referring to.

If you find a reference, I’d be glad to take a look at it. I honestly don’t remeber anything like what you’re describing.

Though I remember, that this year there was a guy sentenced to death then they changed the sentence to lifelong prison, as they could not really prove that he committed the murder. I was a bit surprised – hey, maybe this guy is innocent, don’t kill him, just lock him up -, but then it seems to work like that.

They lost the killing weapon so they could not prove it was him who did the killing.

And by large amount: 1 man hanged innocent is one too many.
It can be like Torquemada – Kill them all, God will sort out the innocents.

But still, I don’t really agree with the death sentence.
I don’t trust people.

Although, I recon, someone could wage a war on Texas, ’cause they still kill people in the name of law, and in some countries that is as bad as limiting free speech. Especially since a large amount of the executed are proven innocent later.

I don’t think that waging war on anyone who does not share our values is the right solution.

Also, I can’t recall the US being that brave and eager to free countries in the mid 50s – not even when they were called in.

Ah, but the Soviet Union was a bigger piece than Iraq.

Trust me, the war in Iraq won’t help Middle-Eastern bloggers to blog freely.
Just look at Afghanistan. It will take more than burning down a country…

This episode shows once again that freedom of speech is alien to the far majority of Middle-Eastern countries. It also shows the importance of the war in Iraq….