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By Steve Hall

The San Francisco Chronicle reports, "Murder victim survivors split on death penalty," written by Kevin Fagan.  It appeared on the front page of Saturday's paper. Murder is the ultimate crime, and the loved ones left behind to mourn are the ultimate survivors. But when it comes to contemplating the ultimate punishment - the death penalty - those survivors don't all agree.For Judy Kerr, whose 43-year-old brother, Bob, was dragged out of his house and strangled in 2003, the very idea of putting another person to death even in the name of justice is an abomination.La Wanda Hawkins would like nothing more than to see the man who fatally shot her 19-year-old son, Reginald, in 1995 breathe his last breath in an execution chamber...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on October 04, 2010 (boomark / email).