By Aaron Blumer
Feb
24
2016
Moore emphasizes "the distinction the Bible makes between the innocent and the guilty," adding, "The gospel shows us forgiveness for the guilty through the sin-absorbing atonement of Christ, not through the state's refusal to carry out temporal justice." BPress
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The real issue,
IMO, is that many doubt that trials in general are fair, and instead of the obvious solutions--punish prosecutors who withhold evidence (e.g. Mike Nifong) as harshly as they intended to punish their victims--we're messing around by saying, apparently, that wrongly being subjected to life in prison is OK, but the death penalty is not.
Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.
It's not just a matter of
It's not just a matter of withholding evidence either. There is not a judge overseeing the Plea Bargaining process so the prosecutors practice severe coercion. This is actually my son's affirmative case in team policy debate this year and I have to admit I was shocked at what prosecutors can get away with.