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From: <joedees@bellsouth.net>
> On 27 Jul 2002 at 13:04, David McFadzean wrote:
> > Is the wrongful death of an innocent justified if two or more are saved?
> >
> In cold utilitarian equations, yes. But we're not talking about the death
I think cold utiliarian equations are much better for developing policy than
emotional responses.
> of an innocent, here; in the case of DNA evidence; it's statistically a
> minutiae away from absolutely conclusive.
Maybe we weren't talking about innocents before, but I wanted to bring it up
because there will be mistakes in any conceivable practical justice system.
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