This Time I Say: YES!
I do not take a
simplistic, unilateral, across the board position on the death sentence
that allows me an illusory peace of having a mind made up and always knowing
just what should be or should not be done.
I think that each individual
case has to be considered based on the very specific circumstances.
There are cases in
which I believe the death sentence is dead wrong. See my article "Some
Thoughts on Revision of the Death Penalty in Light of the Case of Stanley (Tookie) Williams" on the following URL:
http://www.geocities.com/dordot2001/TOOKIEWILLIAMS.htm
There are cases in
which I feel it is absolutely right and I do not feel the slightest hesitation
or compunction. Cases in which adults rape, torture and kill children are
just such cases.
I would, if I was
legally enjoined to, carry out the death sentence myself in those cases.
This is one of those
cases: http://tinyurl.com/zrb5r
He himself says he
wanted to die just before he raped and murdered that 11-year-old girl.
Let's support him in
getting out of his misery, her and his families', and society's.
Doreen Ellen Bell-Dotan,