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Mike Farrell makes standard modern (pro-LWOP) arguments for DP abolition

By Douglas A. Berman

Over at the Huffington Post, long-time abolitionist (and former MASH star) Mike Farrell articulates some of the now-standard modern arguments for abolishing the death penalty in this new piece headlined "The Death Penalty is Dying."  Here are some excerpts: It's frustrating to [death penalty] advocates that the facts support abolition.  Faced with a reality unfriendly to their position, many revert to anger or fear and fall back on a desire for revenge rather than justice.  I cringe when I hear otherwise rational people say it's okay to execute an innocent person now and then if it's the price we pay for keeping the death penalty.... This is a shame because once they understand it, it's my experience that fair-minded people, even those who believe it's morally acceptable for the state to kill the perpetrator of a violent crime, are repelled by the reality of the system...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 28, 2010 (boomark / email).