Many people have ravaged Justice Scalia for his originalist and pure textualist view of the Constitution, myself included. While I can only speak for myself, the reason I did so was not to bring a man down, rather, it was to, in my own small way, attempt to raise the level of debate in this… Continue reading
Posts Tagged → Crime and Justice
Death Row
Today is not about politics. Well, in a way. Today is about my experience on death row, not as an inmate, rather, as a visitor. I promise no political opinion or argument; just a story about my experience on death row. There are certain events in a person’s life they don’t easily forget. A trip… Continue reading
The Ultimate Punishment has No Place in a Flawed Justice System
The United States justice system is flawed. Period. Show me someone who truly believes that no one in this country has ever been wrongfully convicted and I will show you someone with no concept of reality. Wrongful convictions happen all too frequently. Witnesses are confused. Prosecutors withhold evidence. Defense counsel is inadequate. The jury doesn’t… Continue reading
Capital Punishment VIII
The history of Capital Punishment here and here. The process of death qualifying a jury here. The bias created by death qualifying a jury here and here. The State of Massachusetts Report of the Governor’s Council here and here. There are an infinite number of arguments both for and against capital punishment. Morality, religion and vengeance can all be used to argue either for… Continue reading
Capital Punishment VI
The history of Capital Punishment here and here. The process of death qualifying a jury here. The bias created by death qualifying a jury here and here. The State of Massachusetts tackled the issue of death qualification. According to the Report of the Governor’s Council, Governor Romney stressed two main issues: first, “capital punishment should be limited to a narrowly… Continue reading
Capital Punishment I
This is the first of a multi part series discussing capital punishment in this country, the history, the arguments for and against and an in depth look at the process of death qualifying a jury and how that process creates a biased jury. I will use facts, statistics and scientific studies to help make my… Continue reading