Believe it or not, there are a good handful
of people in this country who have been convicted and sentenced to death row
when they should’ve have. In cases like the Larry Griffin case, found “guilty”
of killing drug dealer Quintin Moss, he was sentenced to death row when he
damned well shouldn’t have been (Herbert). This puts our judicial system to
shame. Let’s define the word justice according to dictionary.com, justice means
the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness,
or moral rightness. The judicial system accusing the wrong person of a
crime, makes them wrong, not right.
Like any other working field, there
will be flaws. It is what it is. There’s not much that can be changed to
prevent flaws in this sentence for the future. But the judicial system needs to
stop accusing people just to get the case over with and announce they’ve
reached “justice”. Maybe another reason why this happens is because it’s an
honest mistake. This could be another reason why some are against death row.
But again, there will be faults in every field America runs.
It truly is a shame that this happens
within our judicial system. It only causes problems later when it’s too late
after he’s already been executed. It involves compensation to the convicted’s
family, going back to the suspect list, etc. Why not do it right to begin with
to really serve justice the first time and save the work later? I may never
understand.
Herbert,
Bob. "Convicted, Executed, Not Guilty." NY Times. (2005): n.
page. Web. 27 Oct. 2012.
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