murders are horribly sad and tragic events…

should i repeat that???

okay…murders are horribly sad and tragic events…

so, on this point we are all on on common ground – death penalty opponents, agnostics, and supporters alike … each of us is appalled, offended, and heartbroken when we learn of the loss family, friend, and even stranger has suffered when someone’s life is senselessly taken by violence at hand of another person…

so where do we depart this common ground??? the short answer is our response and in the case of those who support killing a killer to show that killing people is wrong the justification is that it is reserved for the “worst of the worst”…

if we look at 2 current murder cases here in tennessee we can consider the arbitrary nature of such a classification…

jennifer hyatte is accused of fatally shooting a prison guard to help her inmate husband escape in august 2005…both she and her husband george are charged with first-degree murder in the killing of state prison guard wayne “cotton” morgan…the district attorney general’s office is seeking the death penalty for both…

genero espinosa dorantes and his girlfriend, martha patlan, were returned yesterday from mexico to nashville to face charges that they killed patlan’s 4-year-old son, then fled to mexico after dumping his scalded and burned body in a nashville park…

dorantes and patlan will not face the death penalty – the mexican government does not extradite prisoners to the u.s. who are mexican nationals facing a possible death sentence.davidson county deputy district attorney tom thurman said that the government had to assure the mexican authorities there would be no death penalty in order to obtain an extradition…

two murders – both grievous… the first tragic – yes, but nothing heinous as far as these horrible outcomes go… the second – tragic, yes and truly /horrific…

possible outcome in the first case – two executions … possible outcome in the second case – two sentences of life without the possibility of parole…

this is but one example of what is meant by the arbitrary and capricious nature of death sentencing…

this is why justice adolpho birch dissented in death sentences time and time again while upholding the convictions themselves …

tennessee has no functional proportionality review and capital punishment is not reserved for the so-called “worst of the worst”…

it’s obvious that we do not need to – and should not – seek killing killers as a response to homicides…we call again for the state to stop diverting resources from victim’s compensation, crime prevention, and children’s resources and do away with a sentence inextricably tied to a broken system…

so let’s at least have an honest discussion about where our consensus falls apart and don’t play games – if you’re for the death penalty just say you want revenge…

peace out <3

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