[toor]

1. Assuming the alernative to the Death Penalty was Life in prison with no chance of parole. I would be happy with 1 in 1,000 (maybe 1 in 10,000). People who are sentenced to Death receive more appeals and legal services then any other criminal (and deservedly so), they have the best chance of proving themselves innocent. Even after they have exhausted their appeals the average deathrow inmate is given about 10 years before they are executed. From an innocent mans point of view would you rather have life in prison with 5% Chance of being released. Or a 10% chance to be released but failing that death in 10 years. I would probably choose the latter as life without parole doesnt seem like that much different from death to me. So IMO, it is in the interests of a falsely convicted individual to get the death penalty as opposed to life in prison.