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Elie Wiesel: The Death Penalty and Human Dignity

By Steve Hall

That was the title of the Nobel Laureate's speech at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, last night. The Day reports, "For Elie Wiesel, death penalty is not the answer." It's written by Karen Florin. Dr. William Petit did not attend Elie Wiesel's lecture on capital punishment at Wesleyan University Tuesday, but for a few minutes the Nazi death camp survivor spoke as if the man who lost his wife and daughters in the Cheshire home invasion was his only audience. "Your wound is open," Wiesel said. "It will remain. You are mourning, and how can I not feel the pain of your mourning? But death is not the answer." The 82-year-old Nobel Peace laureate, author and human rights activist said that if the death penalty could bring back the victims, maybe he would change his stance...continue to full post

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