As FL law illustrates, no, not every person on death row is there because of murder. More curious, not everyone who has committed murder is on death row. Only 2% of people eligible for capital punishment are sentenced to death. The death penalty is often arbitrary - prosecutors seek the death penalty three times more often when the victim is white and the defendant African American. The death penalty isn't a deterrent, states with the death penalty do not have lower crime rates. The death penalty is biased towards the poor since nearly all death row inmates could not afford their own attorney. Death penalty proceedings are very expensive to our governments diverting huge amounts of resources way from keeping communities safe. http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/death-penalty/us-death-penalty-facts I'm proud to say I'm from IL where Gov. Ryan (who eventually went to prison himself) put a moratorium on death row after concluding that it was impossible for the system to be just.
I was reading back through some of your posts and I realised I forgot to comment on this one! (Sorry!)
I'm yet to travel outside of Australia but it's on my to-do list. I was looking at flights a couple of days ago to Detroit. From here to Detroit is $1500 return. That's one of the annoying things about Australia, we're so far away from Europe/America so I'll need to stop spending and start saving more.
The best thing about where I live - I'm thirty minutes away from some of the best surf beaches in my state and fifteen minutes from the city. I get the best of both worlds.
I think the thing I enjoy the least is the fact that I've lived here for about seven years. I've stopped appreciating what's around because I see it daily.
The weather can be rubbish too. The other morning it was gorgeous, sunny and you didn't need a jacket and by lunch time there was a hail storm.
I really enjoyed reading your blog. It touched my heart. My brother was in the same position your in right now so I can kind of relate to it in away. I have been locked up myslef but it wasn't anything big it was minor but anyways I REALLLY sincerely enjoyd your letter. I'm a young mother of two beauiful baby girls and I'm going to make sure their lives are better then my childhood. Growing up I had alot of bad things happen to me but it only made me a stronger and better mother today! thanks again for listening to me
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I'm yet to travel outside of Australia but it's on my to-do list. I was looking at flights a couple of days ago to Detroit. From here to Detroit is $1500 return. That's one of the annoying things about Australia, we're so far away from Europe/America so I'll need to stop spending and start saving more.
The best thing about where I live - I'm thirty minutes away from some of the best surf beaches in my state and fifteen minutes from the city. I get the best of both worlds.
I think the thing I enjoy the least is the fact that I've lived here for about seven years. I've stopped appreciating what's around because I see it daily.
The weather can be rubbish too. The other morning it was gorgeous, sunny and you didn't need a jacket and by lunch time there was a hail storm.
I'm an ex-con my self and i have to say it
definitely reminded me of my first say in
keep writing your very good at it
~nikki~