Vinny Vella at the Philadelphia Daily News reports on Pennsylvania Governor Corbett approving the death penalty for Lewis Jordon, who was convicted in 2009 for the murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Chuck Cassidy (seen in the above photo) during a robbery.
You can read the piece via the below link:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20140429_Guv_approves_death_penalty_for_cop_killer.html
Even though some crimes deserve to be harshly punished, I remain opposed to capital punishment. Death as a punishment seems incompatible with civilization, especially in an ostensibly Christian country. Tell me where I am wrong.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Are you a Pennsylvanian?
DeleteOnce upon a time ... yes I lived in PA. I have for half a century been against capital punishment (aka ... government authorized homicide).
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