Re: Death Penalty (was Oklahoma Bomb)

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Debbie wrote:

> It upsets me greatly when I see the reports of the death sentence being

> carried out - they idea of " and eye for an eye " in this case just doesn't sit

> easily with me.

I'm with you on this Debbie. I write to Troy who is a prisoner on Death Row

and have done so for the last 10 years - I do this through an organisation

called Lifelines whose purpose is to:

" Support and befriend prisoners on Death Row in the United States through

letter writing. It is not a religious organisation "

I agree that the only thing that the DP can serve is retribution but whether

the legal process should support such inhumanity is another issue. It is

also the case that the statistics for DP prisoners are frightening, whether

you end up on DR is a lottery, mainly dependent on whether you have good

legal representation (in the US this will depend on whether you can buy good

legal council) and on what colour your skin is.

Also, I can't remember the statistics (anyone else know?) but if you are

black and kill a white person you will almost certainly be given the DP

whilst if you are white and kill a black person you will probably get life

without parole (if that).

Jenni.

" This Day Will Never Dawn Again "