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FLORIDA - KILLING MENTALLY ILL IS NO SOLUTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 FLORIDA - KILLING MENTALLY ILL IS NO SOLUTION The death penalty has one so called social purpose and that is to deter prospective offenders from commiting any future crimes. Though this is questionable in itself, and debatable in more ways than one, what is more frightening is when we impose a death sentence on an individual who is mentally ill and who has diminished capacities to understand and process information; an individual who is unable to communicate, to abstract from mistakes and learn from experience, to engage in logical reasoning, to control impulses, and to understand the reactions of others. Richard Henyard, whose execution date has been set for September 23, 2008 falls into this category...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on September 10, 2008 (boomark / email).