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Re:Four years after a man was executed, someone else’s DNA f... by frosted-flakes on Saturday May 22, 2021 @12:10PM (#27247873)
No one would ever want to be a judge then. And your second paragraph is very much in conflict with the tenet that everyone is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Re:Four years after a man was executed, someone else’s DNA f... by coldtea on Saturday May 22, 2021 @12:59PM (#27248308)
>No one would ever want to be a judge then.

I doubt that. People can be punished if they fail badly, or even die if they make a mistake in all kinds of jobs, and they still do them.

>And your second paragraph is very much in conflict with the tenet that everyone is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Well, if there really wasn't a "reasonable doubt" (as deemed on a second look) and the first judge decided it was, then it's on them...

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