Not surprisingly, I'm against the death penalty. Even if someone raped and murdered Kitty Dukakis.The state shouldn't kill people via bureaucracy. If it's wrong to kill, then don't kill. (I'd be happy to support the Mormons if they'd like to take this one on.)Williams Sessions, a former FBI director, offers an op-ed today that starts:
It is wrong to execute an innocent man. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will now consider whether it is constitutional.In the case in question, 7 of 9 non-police witnesses have recanted their testimony regarding a man accused of killing a police officer. The problem is, in an effort to thwart endless appeals, the courts will decline to hear evidence if that evidence should have been available at the original trial.
The sanctity of life or a smooth running bureaucracy. It's our call.