May 21, 2012
I'm a lawyer, consultant, and serial volunteer who's deeply interested in developing systemic solutions to important policy issues.
In the wake of Troy Davis' execution, criticisms of the death penalty have been unconvincing, but do raise questions about the imperfections in the criminal justice system.
Susan Anderson Okay, I see where you're heading. I'm quite comfortable with the idea of protecting society from people who've shown from their conduct that they're willing to hurt someone else. To me it's not the moral equivalent of kidna...
Susan Anderson No, and no. Hard to tell, are you agreeing with me? I'm new so only get a little space: If we're moral people, we won't do anything that we consider immoral. The death penalty means that people have to actively participate in ...
Susan Anderson Andrew, Good post, and we ARE going at this the wrong way. The core question is who we are. I'm not a killer and I don't want to become one. I've done nothing to deserve to have an execution on my conscience, even of a 100% guilty ...
In the wake of Troy Davis' execution, criticisms of the death penalty have been unconvincing, but do raise questions about the imperfections in the criminal justice system.
Susan Anderson Okay, I see where you're heading. I'm quite comfortable with the idea of protecting society from people who've shown from their conduct that they're willing to hurt someone else. To me it's not the moral equivalent of kidna...