Through the "escape" to see the U.S. death penalty system

"Escape" (Prison Break) is starting in August 2005 in the United States hit drama TV series, is currently being broadcast "escape" the second quarter. The drama of young netizens in China, Kandie also the gentlemen in the group, the popular level and even then, "Huanzhugege", "Jang Geum" in the same breath. Lincoln characters - Barros was considered guilty of murder was put into Fox River prison death row, and their younger brother Michael - Schofield firmly believe that their brother is innocent, because the death penalty on the forthcoming implementation of approximation, with no other choice Under the circumstances, he designed a complete escape plan that also rescued his brother and their innocence.

I note that in the opera to the United States involved in the many details of the death penalty system, many of which are worth learning and drawing upon:

Although the United States retained the death penalty, but the real number was the implementation of the death penalty is extremely rare. That is, those facing the death penalty drama hero is Abraham Lincoln, Illinois, since 1976 the first 13 death-row inmates, which in the past 30 years, the average every two years less than the implementation of the death penalty case. Lincoln in the same prison with other inmates, some prisoners have murder, but did not apply the death penalty, the applicable sentence is life imprisonment, a good performance, the future may also released on parole from prison. Clearly, even in the United States retain the death penalty, its application of the death penalty is strictly limited. Just as Fox River prison warden said: "No matter whether the death penalty justice, but the killing of a person's life is not worth celebrating, today (execution) can not be the joyful atmosphere."

"Escape", we can deeply feel that the idea of procedural justice in the United States enjoys popular support. Although the death penalty will immediately be implemented within 24 hours, but Lincoln's lawyers are still running for, because the enjoyment of their right to appeal if the new evidence, the judge ordered the delay to the implementation of the death penalty, which is why Lincoln has drama Get the electric chair, the governor had ordered the execution of the death penalty that moment, the judge can still order the halt of the reasons for the death penalty. Moreover, in the United States, the governor of the death penalty have the right to amnesty, if the governor personally feel doubt on the case, can be directly ordered to stop the implementation of the death penalty.

In this drama, a detail given me a deep impression, felt the powerful forces of the United States procedures, that is, if those facing the death penalty get the electric chair, but because of short circuit, and other reasons, not the end of their death, the case, the death penalty The implementation of the need to re-establish procedures, the need for new capital punishment and a new death notices, which will lead to delays in the implementation of the death penalty would be three weeks. Even in death several hours before suddenly found the already well-circuit failure, repair work must also be re-submitted in accordance with established procedures for, but not directly overhaul. Therefore, the Fox River prison warden for the governor of Lincoln may be an amnesty, lawyers are also running it and wish them good luck, the reporter asked: "Does this indicate that you believe he is innocent» "The governor will say:" This shows that, I believe that process! "

It seems that these people are hard to understand then that is necessary but not superfluous, it is the essence of the concept of procedural justice lie. Qiu Xinghua of the current uproar killings, their families and lawyers of the spirit of Qiu Xinghua judicial identification, this is a legitimate and reasonable procedural requirements, but still not back to the relevant departments, not only this, people shout Shasheng constant fear of their drilling the legal loopholes, Ho also » This reflects the Chinese concept of nothingness justice process, in which the concept of nothingness under the guidance of the families of the legitimate requirements of Qiu Xinghua was only in the non-rational annihilation of the public anger.

From "escape" We have also learned that even those facing the death penalty, his personality, human rights continue to be the greatest degree of protection. Such as those facing the death penalty in the Lincoln meeting with his son, guards will take into account the feelings and his removal Xingju; Lincoln in the forthcoming implementation of the death penalty the day before because of his food poisoning, doctors still have been carefully nursing; execution of the death penalty in the timing The night, to maximize the public to avoid the psychological impact of those facing the death penalty in the implementation of the death penalty, even to the executives he had prepared diapers, taking into account their dead in that moment, the urine will incontinence. So Zhuban, illustrates the American society of humanistic care foundation.