There Are Spaces Of Sorrow Only God

We Are Not The Worst Moments Of Our Lives. Sister Helen Prejean, Author Of Dead Man Walking.

Once You Inject Fear Into A Society Of People, They Become More And More Afraid Because They Don't Cross Over The Neighbourhoods And The Only Information They Get About Other People Is Through The Media.

In Sorting Out My Feelings And Beliefs, There Is, However, One Piece Of Moral Ground Of Which I Am Absolutely Certain: If I Were To Be Murdered I Would Not Want My Murderer Executed. I Would Not Want My Death Avenged. Especially By Government--which Can't Be Trusted To Control Its Own Bureaucrats Or Collect Taxes Equitably Or Fill A Pothole, Much Less Decide Which Of Its Citizens To Kill.

If We Believe That Murder Is Wrong And Not Admissible In Our Society, Then It Has To Be Wrong For Everyone, Not Just Individuals But Governments As Well.

I Tell Myself That I Had Simply Better Accept The Fact That The Death Penalty Is Here To Stay In Our Society, At Least For A While, And There Is Nothing I Can Do About It. Maybe, In Time- After How Many Executions? - People Will Come To Realize The Futility Of Randomly Selecting A Few People To Die Each Year.