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I am a cynical prick
I did always believe firmly in the death penalty.
As some of you might recall, a couple years ago, Ohio Governor Strickland commuted everyone's sentence on death row to life in prison as one of his last acts.
He then gave a lengthy press briefing on the subject and offered his explanation as to why.
He made some very compelling arguments for abolishing the death penalty in the US which really changed my view on the issue and they had nothing to do with the moral arguments.... and as an example, made the case among others, that it is the harshest penalty that could ever be handed down, yet its application from city to city and state to state and from prosecutor to prosecutor is wildly uneven. that in itself is cause to pause and reflect on the matter. assume you agree its a sensible penalty, i think if you do, you can also agree that it should be applied consistently and not depend solely on the bias of a court, a prosecutor or varying state laws that create different standards which must be met to seek the death penalty.
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