NationStates Jolt Archive

If you hadn't guessed by the title, I am thoroughly against the death penalty. It's not justice, it's revenge, and vengance never cured grief that I'm aware of.

This case, in particular is a good example. Even the "eye witness" to the crime in question recants, yet the 17 year old boy wrongly convicted of the crime was put to death.

Article 1 from The Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/3474407.html)

Article 2 from The Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/3475545.html)

It's not justice, it's revenge, and vengance never cured grief that I'm aware of.
While I disagree with the death penalty outside of war (real wars not “let’s shoot us some sand ****** wars”), I have personally made myself feel better with revenge on multiple occasions.

Repost.