Why, According, to Metz, Is It Wrong to Argue Against

question 241

Multiple Choice

Why, according, to Metz, is it wrong to argue against capital punishment on the grounds of potential miscarriages of justice?

• A) The empirical evidence that miscarriages of justice frequently occur is ambiguous and inconclusive.
• B) The execution of the innocent can still be justified on the basis of the death penalty's overall deterrent value.
• C) Miscarriages of justice are inherent to any form of punishment and are not unique to the death penalty.
• D) This would wrongly entail that just cases of the use of deadly force for defensive purposes would be unjustified.

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