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Voices on the Death Penalty Panel a Powerful Experience

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

Nearly 120 people turned out on a rainy Memphis evening to attend Voices on the Death Penalty: A Dialogue from the Front Lines. For over an hour, attendees heard the powerful stories of those who have been directly affected by the death penalty and why they now are working to end this public policy. Kathy Kent, a public defender in Memphis, shared her gut-wrenching journey of loss and continued healing since the murder of her brother, Kenny, in the Oklahoma City bombing. She shared her anger and pain but also her conviction that Timothy McVeigh's execution did nothing to bring her peace. In fact, she stated that it only brought the same pain she was experiencing to McVeigh's family--a family who had done nothing wrong.Joyce House opened her presentation by saying, "When I have done such presentations in the past, I have always carried a picture of Paul with me...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on October 26, 2009 (boomark / email).