tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757214464042252416.post5258031629832211353..comments2024-01-03T00:56:32.093-05:00Comments on Media Coverage of Crime and Criminal Justice: Look at what is happening to the death penaltyDr. Matthew Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632005749396918079noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757214464042252416.post-11684913599853778332012-04-29T00:14:58.027-04:002012-04-29T00:14:58.027-04:00It is true that the death penalty is a dying conce...It is true that the death penalty is a dying concept. We talked about the reasons why its becoming that way in class. Reasons such as the amount of money it costs to actually kill someone, and the infrequency that we actually carry out an execution. In the article, the Governor talks about how he used to be a supporter of the death penalty; however, he has realized the imperfections of the CJ system. The CJ system is created by people and, therefore, it falls victim to human error. We cannot guarentee that we wont make mistakes in convicting people, and many people agree that we cannot take the chance that our mistakes will lead to deaths. Ron Briggs says that he supports life without parole instead of the death penalty which will allow criminals to work to pay the families of the victim. I believe that this is a great idea. This allows the victims families to know that the offender is locked up, but also get monetary restitution for what happened. The government would not have to worry about killing innocent people that were wrongly accused, and we wouldn't have to spend the large amount of money to kill someone. Seems like a win win situation to me; 17 states down, 33 to go!Kaitly Woodardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162965704015626604noreply@blogger.com