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The advent of DNA testing, and the number of convictions thrown out, has confirmed that we've put LOTS of innocent people to death. There need not be any other argument against death penalty.

Gene Weingarten

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Gene Weingarten
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 2
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