A man convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl and stabbing her and her mother to death in their home with a teenage accomplice more than 30 years ago was executed in Tennessee on Thursday, officials said. 397 more words
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But the punishment is too harsh!
I said I would do it. So … I guess I’m doing it now. Actually, this article has been sitting incomplete for some time, so although I’m doing it now, the “now” is only partly now and part is … damn, I’m gonna confuse myself, so let me get on with it. 1,742 more words
Those rotten Romans
I’ve been thinking about that last post—about the early Christian martyrs who were executed by being thrown to the lions. And it’s been bothering me. 261 more words
One Christian's view of the death penalty
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Several years back, I was talking to a friend who asked me why the Bible supports the death penalty in the Old Testament ( 817 more words
Sondheim Fellows from UB School of Law Report on Their Summer Public Interest Experiences
Two students from UB School of Law earned the opportunity to work as Walter Sondheim Public Service Law Fellows this past summer. The program, administered by the Shriver Center at University of Maryland Baltimore County, provides $3,000 grants for students to do public interest work during their summer break. 668 more words
Capital Punishment: Advocating Against Death
If you really want to kill someone, give them life without parole. It’s worse than dying.
Gordon “Randy” Steidl, Illinois Death Row Inmate 12th August 1987 – 18th February 1999.
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