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美国把死刑作为惩罚罪犯的一种手段,这在今天已经不是什么秘密。当民意调查显示美国人民在理论上支持死刑的时候,几乎没有人注意到死刑案件中特殊程序的运用,否则他们可能就会不遗余力地支持废除死刑。即便是最激进的死刑支持者,也希望被告保有未受公正审判如被处死的权利,希望他们受到经公正遴选组成的陪审团的审判,有合格的律师为其辩护,希望一切法律程序和法律手续都得到遵循。然而,美国的死刑一直回避着公众的详细检查,这对美国公众的期望来说简直就是一个讽刺。 在美国,每年都有300O多人被关在死囚牢里,大多数人是罪有应得,但也不乏一些无辜入狱,眼巴巴指望着在有生之日能够沉冤得雪的。事实上,并不只是死囚犯
The United States uses the death penalty as a means of punishing criminals, which is no secret today. When opinion surveys show that the American people theoretically support the death penalty, few have noticed the application of special procedures in death penalty cases, or they may spare no effort to back the death penalty. Even the most radical supporters of the death penalty hope that the defendants will have the right to be executed without a fair trial, that they be tried by a jury composed of just-chosen judges, defended by qualified lawyers and that all legal proceedings and laws Procedures have been followed. However, the death penalty in the United States has always evaded the detailed scrutiny of the public. This is simply ironic to the American public’s expectations. In the United States, every year more than 300 聽 000 people are put on death row. Most people are guilty of their crimes, but there are also some innocent jails. They are looking forward to winking unfairly in their lifetime. In fact, not just prisoners of death