Archive for the 'Death penalty' Category

Florida citizens do the right thing

The confessed crime — kidnapping a 9 year old girl, raping her, then burying her alive in garbage bags so she slowly smothered to death. They recommended punishment, thank God — death: A jury decided Wednesday that a convicted sex offender should get the death penalty for the kidnapping, rape and murder of 9-year-old Jessica [...]

Once again, there’s a false equivalency going on

I'm no huge fan of the death penalty.  I think the risks of convicting the wrong man are pretty darn high.  There's also no doubt that, at certain times and in certain places, African-American men have disproportionately borne the risk of getting the death penalty.  It's also a very expensive proposition, because those convicted aren't [...]