> It is just as unjust to allow someone who deserves death to live as it is unjust to execute someone who deserves life
It's long been a general principle of criminal law, at least in the US, that convicting someone who is innocent is in fact more unjust than acquitting someone who is guilty. The sentiment has been expressed by Voltaire, Blackstone, Ben Franklin, and a good number of others, going back to at least the 18th century.
This is why (again in the US) conviction requires proof "beyond a reasonable doubt".
It's long been a general principle of criminal law, at least in the US, that convicting someone who is innocent is in fact more unjust than acquitting someone who is guilty. The sentiment has been expressed by Voltaire, Blackstone, Ben Franklin, and a good number of others, going back to at least the 18th century.
This is why (again in the US) conviction requires proof "beyond a reasonable doubt".