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Interesting questions
My first question would be redemption? In the eyes of whom?
I don't know why there has not been a violent reaction to the execution. I hope it is because the people have learned that such actions only hurt themselves and do not move the government in the direction they want.
posted by
AlienInsomniac
on December 16, 2005 at 1:50 PM
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CesiumClock
I don't know if it was wise to make a martyr out of Tookie. He was being Messiahnized as it was before the execution and now with the help of Jesse Jackson and others with their own agendas, they will have more juice for their agendas. And there was and probably still is much talk of his being innocent of the crimes he was convicted of. Yet, at the same time, there was also talk of his redemption. If he was innocent, there was nothing to seek redemption for, was there? So far, there has not been a violent reaction to his execution. What a good thing that is! But I wonder why there hasn't been. What are your thoughts on that?
posted by
Tiel
on December 15, 2005 at 11:53 AM
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I'm still trying to decide how I feel about that - and the death penalty in general. I know that I have moved to the right a bit since my friend was murdered in July.
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Holy_Grail
on December 13, 2005 at 7:31 PM
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