9.14.2006

 

Courts use computers to decide who should face death sentence

Courts use computers to decide who should face death sentence: "Criminals in China face being sent to the firing squad by a computer after the introduction of a software programme to help decide the sentences handed out by courts.

Judges are using computers equipped with a sophisticated legal database as an aid to determining punishments for 100 different crimes including robbery and rape by tapping in details of the crime and the mitigating circumstances."

Obviously it will not be long before courtrooms can be run my computers.

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