Monday, March 2, 2015

Execution of Georgia woman put on hold - Madison Escano

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/execution-of-ga-woman-on-hold-pending-supreme-court-ruling/ar-BBi9DuV


Kelly Renee Gissendaner, the first Georgia woman to be executed in 70 years, was scheduled to be put to death by injection following the February 1997 murder of her husband, Douglas. Her lawyers attempted to put a last minute hold on the execution as they pleaded the Supreme Court to grant her a stay. Her lawyers acknowledged the fact that Gissendaner didn't murder her husband herself and that she has also completed full rehabilitation. Two of Gissendaner's children asked courts to keep their mother alive as well. 

I don't agree with the death penalty because I don't believe that taking a life for another life equates justice. Even Gissendaner's children said that they wouldn't receive any peace or justice from the execution, which says a lot considering that the deceased is their father. This article reminds me of when the Supreme Court was forced to make a decision regarding the pro-life/pro-choice debates. Additionally, this is a product of the Supreme Court's decision in 1976 to allow the death penalty again. 

3 comments:

  1. I think that the death sentence is something outdated. The French don't chop off heads, and we don't hang people anymore. I think that even with medical advancements, injecting someone with substances to kill them isn't the solution for punishment. (Elizabeth Muscari pd6)

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  2. I think the death sentence is a little too extreme. After all, her crime wasn't even murder. I think that the harshest punishment that the court should ensue is life time sentence. That way, we can keep an eye on the prisoners until they die, instead of forcing their death.

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  3. As both stated above the death sentence is a little out there. I guess they cannot determine if forced death or a life sentence is the right resolution. Honestly I think the death sentence is too harsh. No matter what a person has done killing them doesn't make this a peaceful world it only makes it crazier. Taking a life of someone because they have committed something extremely wrong doesn't make it ok.

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