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Florida Bishops Urge Rethinking of Death Penalty

ZE08062603 - 2008-06-26 Permalink: http://www.zenit.org/article-23026?l=english Florida Bishops Urge Rethinking of Death Penaltyhttp://www.zenit.org/article-23026?l=english Ask Governor to Halt Execution of Child Murderer TALLAHASSEE, Florida, JUNE 26, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Nine bishops of Florida sent a letter to Governor Charlie Crist urging him to stop executions in Florida, beginning with the scheduled execution of Mark Dean Schwab next week. "We can never fully comprehend the pain the victim?s family feels after losing their loved one and we extend our sincere sympathy to the family of Junny Rios-Martinez, the victim in this crime," the bishops acknowledged in the note sent Wednesday. Schwab was convicted in 1992 of raping and killing 11-year-old Junny Rios-Martinez...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on June 27, 2008 (boomark / email).