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CdrJamesCool t1_j06ue8a wrote

Reply to comment by j_sholmes in Oregon governor commutes all 17 of state's death sentences by Slavic_Dusa

You can, yes. However, if an innocent person has been put to death, that’s it. They’re dead.

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j_sholmes t1_j0bidfc wrote

Yes, but we all know that the sentence isn't carried out a week from now...the process takes decades in most cases.

How many people have lived their entire lives behind bars...why aren't we talking about that as well?

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