Despite the exceptions that Garland has noted. The argument for ALL is the right one. Capital punishment is a holdover from our past. One that should have long been a victim of an enlightened age, particularly as we know from studies that the punish,ent is skewed against minorities and serves no real deterrent purpose. If it did would th…
Despite the exceptions that Garland has noted. The argument for ALL is the right one. Capital punishment is a holdover from our past. One that should have long been a victim of an enlightened age, particularly as we know from studies that the punish,ent is skewed against minorities and serves no real deterrent purpose. If it did would there have been a Boston Marathon bomber after McVeigh’s execution? It seems a sad commentary on our courts that there is no longer a William Brennan or Thurgood Marshall to stand up against capital punishment. If you want to put it in religious terms as some do, the Catholic position has been opposition to capital punishment . It is an iniquitous punishment. Maximizing vengeance at the expense of mercy, a virtue that should be ever more prominent at this time of year.
Despite the exceptions that Garland has noted. The argument for ALL is the right one. Capital punishment is a holdover from our past. One that should have long been a victim of an enlightened age, particularly as we know from studies that the punish,ent is skewed against minorities and serves no real deterrent purpose. If it did would there have been a Boston Marathon bomber after McVeigh’s execution? It seems a sad commentary on our courts that there is no longer a William Brennan or Thurgood Marshall to stand up against capital punishment. If you want to put it in religious terms as some do, the Catholic position has been opposition to capital punishment . It is an iniquitous punishment. Maximizing vengeance at the expense of mercy, a virtue that should be ever more prominent at this time of year.