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Abolishing the Death Penalty in the Era of Hope

Diann Rust-Tierney Posted November 22, 2008 | 05:39 PM (EST) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/diann-rusttierney/abolishing-the-death-pena_b_145760.html Abolishing the Death Penalty in the Era of HopeThe outcome of the election for President, and for state and local legislators, not only demonstrates how much Americans want change. It confirms Americans' commitment to our fundamental values of equality and fairness. It gives me reason to hope that we will soon see the end of the death penalty. The American public simply cannot maintain the death penalty and be true to these deeply held values. There are too many instances of innocent men and women being sentenced to death, of people of color, both defendants and victims, being treated more harshly, and dealt with as if they were expendable...continue to full post

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