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4% of Americans on death row, with it's admittedly low bar compared to the rest of developed countries, are innocent. So how many people who haven't committed horrific crimes are you okay with killing so you can kill the people who have committed horrific crimes? And given that we already spend vast amounts to reduce that amount to 4%, often more than life imprisonment would cost, only to continue to have that 4% innocence rate, how much more are you willing to spend so we can kill less innocent people? Or do you think we should just spend less on confirming their innocence so we can save some money on killing those people who committed horrific crimes, thus ensuring we have more innocent people being killed, as well?