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Illinois Editorial & Column Call for Governor to Sign Repeal Bill

By Steve Hall

Today's Chicago Sun-Times carries the editorial, "It takes courage to correct injustice." It?s not easy to do the right thing when it comes to an issue as emotional as the death penalty. Exhibit A is a statement circulated earlier this year by the parents of Jeanine Nicarico, murdered at 10 years old in 1983 by Death Row inmate Brian Dugan. Jeanine?s parents called the House vote in January to abolish the death penalty ?an act of cowardice, laziness and disregard for justice? and asked the Senate and Gov. Quinn to reject it. That?s a strong statement, especially coming from two people who long publicly sought the execution of three men who turned out to be innocent. Former Gov. George Ryan revealed a different emotional reaction to the death penalty in a 2010 deposition that recently came to light...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 02, 2011 (boomark / email).