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S.O.S. Back in Action

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

Last night I stuck around after work for a few hours for my first encounter with the speakers bureau of murder victims families, a program called Sharing Our Stories: Murder Victims' Families Speak (S.O.S.). Every two months S.O.S. meets to build fellowship with one another and practice presenting their very personal and tragic family stories. The bureau is intended to go out into the community and present their stories and share why, even through their tough experiences, they are opposed to the death penalty.Shane was the presenter at yesterday's meeting. He shared the story of the killing of his brother Tim when Shane was just a teenager. Shane was overcome with anger and lived a very destructive life for many years following his brother's murder...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on October 01, 2008 (boomark / email).