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Capital Punishment: It's Not Justice

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That's the title of the editorial in today's Hartford Courant, following this week's legislative hearing in Connecticut.  LINKOnce again, Connecticut lawmakers are debating whether to abolish this state's capital punishment statute. Once again, we say justice is best served if those convicted of capital crimes are sentenced to life in prison without parole instead of execution. We say that while fully sympathizing with Dr. William Petit Jr., who spoke movingly at a legislative hearing Wednesday about the loss of his wife and two daughters, allegedly killed by two parolees during a home invasion in Cheshire in July 2007, and his belief that "any penalty less than death for murder is unjust." It is understandable that one who has suffered such a grievous loss would feel that way...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 06, 2009 (boomark / email).