From a very intriguing photo series about prisoners' last meals
So I watched this programme called Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald, and it shocked me. It was about the death penalty in Indiana. There were twelve guys, all murderers who have committed disgusting crimes, waiting to be put to death.
The weirdest thing was that I found that I kinda liked the guys, and the way that some of them kept cats, but I had to remind myself that they were murderers. Although I don't see why, just because they are murderers doesn't make them any less human, and I don't think it means they deserve to be euthanized.
I've never agreed with the death penalty, and this programme reinforced my beliefs. How is killing a murderer a way to show that murder is bad. THAT'S NOT TEACHING A LESSON, I believe that's called being a hypocrite. And surely the knowledge that you will never live outside of those prison walls is punishment enough.
So that's my thought of the day. What do you think?
I watched this too and I actually don't think they get any animals. They should have no privilages such as the man who worked in the barber. They should be given minimal food and water to survive. An eye for An eye is all I can say.....
ReplyDeleteI just watched a Ted Bundy documentary the other day. It almost seems like it'd suck more living a life in prison than dying.. It sounds morbid, and I apologize, but death seems like a ticket out of everything they did to land them in that position. If they really cared about dying, if that were the worst possible punishment to them, they probably wouldn't commit the murders. You have to be pretty mentally unwell to land yourself on death row so keeping them alive makes more sense to me. I love that photo series, so interesting! Great post
ReplyDeletei support the death penalty, but i have the strangest obsession with murderers. they're just so....human. most of them, anyway. but i love that photo series! so interesting.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more. I can't wait for the day, which, if progress does exist (and I have faith in that it does), death penalty will no longer be in practice.
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I actually agree with the death penalty. If they murder someone then I don't think they deserve anything better than that. I suppose I'd just ignore the fact that it was hypocritical because they shouldn't commit the crime in the first place. Interesting photo set! x
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