The death penalty cannot be made foolproof. Mass. Governor Romney's attempts to institute the death penalty in his state are misguided and wrong. Here's the latest from the Christian Science Monitor. Go over and take the poll --vote that the death penalty must be foolproof. A civilized society cannot tolerate the execution of a single innocent person.

Massachussetts is not free of wrongful convictions. This week prosecutors asked a Judge to overturn a first degree murder conviction and a life sentence after fourteen years--citing,

...newly discovered evidence, the failure of prosecutors to disclose some exculpatory evidence, and possible official wrongdoing during the original investigation and prosecution.

Foolproof? Not possible. Human error and human misconduct are always possible. DNA may help free the innocent and convict the guilty, but there are far too many more variables at work to be able to make any death penalty system foolproof.