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Time to End the Death Penalty in Maryland

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That's the title of an OpEd in the Baltimore Examiner by Michael May, an attorney and former Baltimore police officer.  LINKI spent 10 years as a law enforcement officer, including seven in the Baltimore Police Department. So I am no stranger to violence. Indeed, my years surrounded by senseless crime filled me with outrage and the desire for revenge ? including the death penalty. But I have learned a lot since then, including the scary fact that a single mistake could be mean the execution of an innocent person.  As someone who has dedicated my life to enforcing the law, I can't live with that. I testified before the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment this fall, sharing my journey from death penalty supporter to a supporter of repeal...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on December 02, 2008 (boomark / email).