78 year old arrested for murder of burglar, *Update: Cleared of all charge but still faces strife,

[VGPolyglot]

contestgamer said:

VGPolyglot said:

That sounds like a way to have a lot of innocent people wrongfully convicted and punished.

Not really, most shoplifting has video evidence plus the physical evidence of stolen product. Some are wrongfully convicted now as well, but you still need a justice system. 

Again, I ask: Do you honestly believe that publicly chopping off the arms of shoplifters would not lead to ANY reduction of said crime? 

 

The problem is appeals, you could simply punish the majority of crimes which are cut and dry in a 30 day window. It would be enough to strike fear in the public.

I'd say that even if it does lead to a decrease in crime, it's cruel punishment that should not be allowed.