Better that ten guilty go free than one innocent party suffer?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone's_formulation
Agree.
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I agree with some exemptions. It's better that 10 criminals go free than one innocent person is executed. This is the main reason why I'm against capital punishment. In other cases it's not so clear. If one innocent person has to spend several days in jail I would consider that a better alternative than letting ten murderers go free. Of course, the innocent person should recieve compensation for their rights having been violated. But that would be an extremely unlikely situation, so I'm supporting this side. Side: Agree.
I agree with "Better that ten guilty go free than one innocent party suffer?" Except however I do not believe the American legal system is doing that. The fact that we have overzealous prosecutors, judges behind the bench administering their own justice. A bogged down legal system where people are spending more time in jail waiting for trial than actually getting that fair and speedy trial. A light is being shined on the relationship between the legal system and law enforcement on the streets where the system convicts the citizens and exonerate those law enforcement officers who are clearly shown to be at fault. Side: Agree.
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