Illinois Bans Capital Punishment
source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/us/10illinois.html?_r=1&smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto
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This is Carlos De Luna. It is pretty universally accepted that he was a innocent man. He was executed in Texas in 1989. How do we say we are sorry to a dead man? He is just one of many people who have been executed to later be found to be innocent. It's time that we as a society stop this insanity. At least now, Illinois has.
Gov. Quinn of Illinois says --
“Since our experience has shown that there is no way to design a perfect death penalty system, free from the numerous flaws that can lead to wrongful convictions or discriminatory treatment, I have concluded that the proper course of action is to abolish it.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/us/10illinois.html?_r=1&smid=tw-nytimes&am...
To learn more about the De Luna case see IFC's "At the Death House Door"--
"At the Death House Door is a personal intimate look at the death penalty in the state of Texas through the eyes of Pastor Carroll Pickett, who served 15 years as the death house chaplain to the infamous "Walls" prison unit in Huntsville. During Pickett's remarkable career journey, he presided over 95 executions, including the world's first lethal injection. After each execution, Pickett recorded an audiotape account of his trip to the death chamber."
http://www.ifc.com/atthedeathhousedoor/about-the-show.php
http://www.horizontalimage.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Carlos-De-Luna.jpg
Gov. Quinn of Illinois says --
“Since our experience has shown that there is no way to design a perfect death penalty system, free from the numerous flaws that can lead to wrongful convictions or discriminatory treatment, I have concluded that the proper course of action is to abolish it.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/us/10illinois.html?_r=1&smid=tw-nytimes&am...
To learn more about the De Luna case see IFC's "At the Death House Door"--
"At the Death House Door is a personal intimate look at the death penalty in the state of Texas through the eyes of Pastor Carroll Pickett, who served 15 years as the death house chaplain to the infamous "Walls" prison unit in Huntsville. During Pickett's remarkable career journey, he presided over 95 executions, including the world's first lethal injection. After each execution, Pickett recorded an audiotape account of his trip to the death chamber."
http://www.ifc.com/atthedeathhousedoor/about-the-show.php
http://www.horizontalimage.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Carlos-De-Luna.jpg
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