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by aqueueaqueue 472 days ago
Pleading guilty has nothing to do with remorse or repentance. It's a legal thing. It is a strategic choice.
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> It is a strategic choice.

If a person did not commit a crime and if their strategic best choice is pleading guilty for the crime that has x% probability of receiving death penalty, it says something about the whole process.

Yes that scenario sucks. Death penalty itself should be trial only with a super high standard of evidence.

I think I am against it in general. I am undecided.

What do executions have to do with remorse or repentance?