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Here's a Good Case for Killing the Death Penalty

By Steve Hall

That's the title of Errol Louis' column in today's New York Daily News.  LINKOpponents of the death penalty have reason for hope this week. Two high-profile cases are exposing the sick, barbaric folly of execution in America.When the U.S. resumed executions in 1977, only 16 nations had abolished the death penalty; the number has since grown to 92. Five nations now carry out more than 90% of the world's executions: Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, China - and the United States.We're in pretty grim company.But this week, America took a step toward evolving in the direction of the civilized world.In Georgia, a man on Death Row got an extremely rare ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.And in Texas, a high-ranking judge is herself on trial - prosecuted for misconduct after callously refusing to hear the eleventh-hour appeal of a prisoner who was about to be executed...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 20, 2009 (boomark / email).