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Daryl Holton, 1 Year Later

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

One year ago Daryl Holton was executed by the state of Tennessee for murdering his four children. The vigil that TCASK organized at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution for the execution was early on in my tenure with TCASK and has served as a galvanizing moment in my conviction against the death penalty. Because of the severity of Holton's crime, his execution did not create a large scale public reaction of opposition. As a death penalty opponent, I am opposed to every single execution. In dealing with Holton's execution, I learned many valuable lessons.I learned that nothing will change what the perpetrators of crimes worthy of the death penalty have done. We must never forget the murder victims and the family members of murder victims. However, an execution closes off any possibility of forgiveness and redemption that these men and women could have sought--while locked up in their cells...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on September 12, 2008 (boomark / email).