Posted on 12/13/2004 5:04:17 PM PST by BJungNan
What will death row be like for Peterson?
A considerable amount of mail flows into my cell from people out there in the world asking what it's really like living day-to-day on San Quentin's Death Row. I'm always tempted to quip, its's a hell f a lot better than dying here. But then I really don't know if that's true -- yet.
I answer every letter even if the writer is rapidly pro-death penalty. It's easy for me to understand their attraction to the concept of killing convicted murderers. In the abstract, the death penalty has an elegant Newtonian -- for every action there is an opposite reaction -- symmetry that easy harmonizes with the Old Testament -- eye for an eye -- overtone which strikes a reassuring resonance within a majority of citizens.
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"Anti-death penalty here, too.
I couldn't reconcile it with my faith."
That tends to happen with folks whose Bible only has 1 Book - the New Testament. Good idea to read the whole Canon of our Faith. You might find that reconciliation you need.
Too many innocent people have been put to death, too many people convicted and on death row and later found out to be innocent and released. But, I suspect I am preaching to the choir here.
Peterson has no idea what's in store for him.
Calfornia's executed 8 men since Bonin. The last was in January 02. As executions go, California's pretty much in the middle of the states. I think we're like 26th. We do it often enough to say we've got it. Some states claim to have it but haven't executed anyone.
Not simply revenge - Justice. That's what it is. Appropriate. Fair. Just.
But people are saying that this is just the beginning, not the end of it. They conservatively estimate the appeals will cost as much or more than the trial to date, which has cost millions, and that it will stretch out for years. At least it'll give the FOX and CNN and NBC crews some more live stand-ups shots in the tents. Full employment.
You're not Christian?
Onward to the Robert Blake trial. Hopefully he'll be the next murderer to go down.
Then you should be in favor of Peterson's eventual execution. His would be the exception to what you see as some 'rule'. It would show that Justice CAN be done, sometimes; and not to dismiss the legitimate complaint that some went to their execution innocent of the charges. Not the case, here. And you don't sound glad for it, in that way.
What, you don't believe Blake's "Oh, I think I left my gun inside. Oh, here it is! Oh, damn, someone shot my con-artist wife while I was looking for my gun. Oh, well, it couldn't have been me, my gun was here, you all saw that" defense?
he'll be someone's girly girl?
http://www.queenwords.com/lyrics/songs/sng11_02.shtml
Radio talk show host, Ken Hamblin liked this one.
I strongly agree.
Was that "BIG" John Holmes, who was Earl Hanson's former client?;)
That's the point, I thought.
Pond scum scumming scum off the top of the schlocky parent's retirement fund.
That's what I thought I was agreeing to.
Peterson won't die in my lifetime. Tonight, I heard that he will join over 600 people on California's death row.
Consider how much time and effort it will take to reduce the line to where Peterson is up front.
Perhaps California's death row needs a MOAB.
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