It's not often I will admit I was wrong. Decisively, definitively, and conclusively proved wrong. And it's less common for me to mention that, not only was I wrong, but I have lingered under the mosconceptions brought about by misinformation, for 13 years. This is that rare exception.

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In the link above, you will find compelling evidence of the innocence of a man executed in 1992. I read that evidence, examined that evidence, and, many years ago, concluded that it was highly probable that an innocent man had just been executed. So did many others with similar political leanings.

The man was Roger Keith Coleman. And new DNA evidence has pretty much resolved the fact that I, and many others, were wrong. In the legal equivalent of a slam dunk, the latest findings show Coleman to be guilty, with only a 1 in 19 million probability that anyone else could have committed the crimes. While remotely possible, it's highly unlikely (your chance of winning most lotteries is actually higher).

I still remain morally opposed to the death penalty. That is my moral stance. But despite that stance, I have to deal with the fact that, as DNA testing advances, we have not exonerated ONE individual post execution of wrongdoing. While we may yet find that "smoking gun", we haven't to this point.