Show of Hands

I've heard that 4%-5% of convicts that receive the death penalty are later found innocent.

If killing innocent people gets you the death penalty, and the death penalty is used to execute innocent people, then the death penalty deserves the death penalty, no?

No, because there are far less innocent people executed than there used to be, and it is decreasing.

One is too many. It doesn't matter how many lives you save. If you murder an innocent person, that's it for you. Why isn't it the same for the death penalty?

Because it is a necessary deterrent and can be used as a last resort.

Circular logic