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Re:California Gov Newsom commutes death sentences for all 54... by consumer451 on Thursday November 05, 2026 @04:57PM (#50385047)
"it is better 100 guilty Persons should escape, than that one innocent Person should suffer." – Benjamin Franklin

That's a founding father of the USA, talking about imprisonment. When you extend that to state-sanctioned execution... capital punishment makes no sense as it cannot be undone.

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Re:California Gov Newsom commutes death sentences for all 54... by franktankbank on Friday November 06, 2026 @08:16AM (#50391957)
Didn't Benjamin Franklin bang chickens? I'm not going to take advice from that kite flyer.
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