| morethanpretty |
06-14-2009 08:53 AM |
Meanwhile, in Texas...
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JUNE 2, 2009 marked a grim milestone in Texas. It was the date that Gov. Rick Perry oversaw the 200th execution carried out during his eight years as governor of Texas. To put this in perspective, George W. Bush, the previous governor, presided over 152 executions.
The statistics on the death penalty in Texas are shocking. Forty-six percent of Texas executions since 1982 have taken place during the last eight years. Four of the last five juvenile offenders put to death in the U.S. were executed in Texas, after Perry denied them clemency. Twelve inmates with severe mental illness were executed during this time period as well.
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To add my own opinion: the cost of sentencing a person to death soars over that of keeping a person in prison for life.
Besides that prison-for-life is the harsher punishment. Ending a person's existance ends their pain and suffering. Keeping them alive for as long as possible, slowly dying in a prison...much much worse in my opinion. |
