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By National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

UNC-Chapel Hill will celebrate the life of Eve Carson at 4 p.m. today in the Dean E. Smith Center. Carson, UNC-CH's student body president, was shot to death March 5. Two suspects have been charged in her slaying.While we celebrate the life of Eve Carson and mourn her passing, we are yet again reminded of the obligation to start getting smart on crime. Already there are reports that at least one of the suspects in her killing should have been in jail but was released due to bureaucratic ineptitude.I was reminded of this story today when the following op-ed found its way to my inbox. The author, Steve Dear, is the head of NCADP's North Carolina affiliate, People of Faith Against the Death Penalty. Here's what Steve had to say:Setting an example after a tragedyStephen Dear: Guest columnistMarch 16, 2008 In response to the senseless murder of Eve Carson, our community can offer an example for the nation...continue to full post

Full post as published by Abolish the Death Penalty on March 18, 2008 (boomark / email).