TN DEATH PENALTY BLOG
We are traveling through Tennessee's heartland and highways, meeting folks and starting conversations about our death penalty.
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- National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
- Death Penalty Information Center
- Citizens United Against the Death Penalty
- Murder Victims Families for Human Rights
- Google News: TN death penalty
Contributors
Monday, April 03, 2006
Moratorium in the News
The Shelbyville Times-Gazette ran a story on our great efforts during Justice Day on the Hill, particularly the work of the Rutherford County and MTSU groups. Congratulations to them all. Read the article below:
http://www.t-g.com/story/1146749.html
Also, this article should remind us again of why we need a moratorium along with the study. It is unfair to ask policy-makers and commission members to make a rational decision about a public policy within the context of a specific case. We can see this even in this article talking about the recent date set for Sedley Alley (see the post below) here in Tennessee. Debating the merits of the death penalty system as a whole while at the same time considering executing any particular individual is simply unfair, and it is unrealistic to think that we could do so in a rational manner.
http://www.t-g.com/story/1146749.html
Also, this article should remind us again of why we need a moratorium along with the study. It is unfair to ask policy-makers and commission members to make a rational decision about a public policy within the context of a specific case. We can see this even in this article talking about the recent date set for Sedley Alley (see the post below) here in Tennessee. Debating the merits of the death penalty system as a whole while at the same time considering executing any particular individual is simply unfair, and it is unrealistic to think that we could do so in a rational manner.
