Is it? Since the task passing of the death sentence is in the exact same process, it doesn’t change the odds of an incorrect conviction at all. All it does is add uncertainty as to whether that sentence will be carried out, which is a big problem if you get family members like Mollie Tibbetts’ dad. Or in the case of any criminal capable of hiding from or protecting himself from the family members.
It also has the downside of allowing social pressure on the family to stop an execution. Do you think some middle class White family is going to execute Jaquantrius at the risk of getting cancelled and losing their income? It places the burden and consequences of meting out justice on the victims.
Is it? Since the task passing of the death sentence is in the exact same process, it doesn’t change the odds of an incorrect conviction at all. All it does is add uncertainty as to whether that sentence will be carried out, which is a big problem if you get family members like Mollie Tibbetts’ dad. Or in the case of any criminal capable of hiding from or protecting himself from the family members.
It also has the downside of allowing social pressure on the family to stop an execution. Do you think some middle class White family is going to execute Jaquantrius at the risk of getting cancelled and losing their income? It places the burden and consequences of meting out justice on the victims.