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The editorials just keep coming

By National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

Across the country, newspapers have been weighing in on New Jersey's decision to repeal the death penalty. And, although I may have missed it, I have yet to see a newspaper that has come out against New Jersey's action.Here is an editorial that appeared today in the Anniston (Alabama) Star. I am posting it because I thought it was particularly well written:Wise move in New JerseyIn our opinion12-20-2007Lawmakers in New Jersey know a broken system when they see one.After a special commission reported that the state's death penalty cost more than sending someone to prison for life ? determining that it hasn't deterred murder and that an unacceptable risk of killing an innocent person still existed ? the state Legislature did the reasonable thing...continue to full post

Full post as published by Abolish the Death Penalty on December 20, 2007 (boomark / email).