Re: Human Rights Re: American Attitudes

[Doug Pensinger]

"John D. Giorgis" wrote:

> I am just pointing out that AI has a position that represents their own
> particular political views on this subject.   
> 

A view that coincides with most (all except U.S.?) of the developed countries
in the world.

The death penalty is definitely something we need to work on.  I used to be
for it because I didn't think there was any justification for allowing the
animals that committed atrocities alive.  But it's much more complicated than
that.  The disturbing cases in Illinois that prompted a Republican, death
penalty advocate to shut that state's death row down.  The racial component
wherein a larger percentage of black murderers are put to death than whites. 
Minors and mentally retarded people put to death.  The feeling that I get that
the death penalty really boils down to vengeance and little else.



Doug