Governor Corzine of New Jersey just signed into law a measure abolishing the death penalty, making New Jersey the first state in more than four decades to reject capital punishment.
How many people here agree that California should follow NJ's example?
The death penalty has always upset me, even movies like Dead Man Walking have a profound affect on me. Although I find it upsetting I have a morbid curiosity about it, and movies like "I want to Live" have been some of the most memorable for me, along with articles about exactly what happens with a lethal injection, and what can go wrong.
The prison system as it exists today does nothing to rehabilitate people. I wonder what good it does to lock a person up for years and never do anything to help them with counseling, etc. If a person is locked up to think about their crime, does it do any good? I'm sure there are those who would rather die than spend the rest of their lives in prison. Should we give them a choice? Would you rather die than spend the rest of your life in prison? Is this question too morbid for the holidays?