Mike Farrell on why the death penalty can't work in the U.S.
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Posted: Mar 19 08
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Death penalty
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Actor and anti-death penalty activist Mike Farrell discusses various flaws with the criminal justice system and the death penalty in the United States. Political agendas and racial inequality are just a couple of problems that he notes, arguing that life imprisonment is just as safe and also allows the wrongfully convicted opportunity for exoneration.
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