THE EDITOR, Sir:
I AM more in favour of the death penalty than ever before. After reading the protests of the bleeding heart liberals who are fighting to save the lives of murderers I came to some realisation about their fate.
The comparisons between the means of death and the process leading up to their death are glaring.
First of all during the act of murder as they pulled the trigger or swung the machete/knife they knew what the ramifications could possibly be. On the other hand the victims had no choice.
Before being sentenced to death, the murderers received the help of professional lawyers to fight for their lives by any means necessary, and with time on their side. But the victims had no time, nor was anyone fighting on their behalf.
These murderers received the death penalty, but were given 'chances' (appeals) to overturn the verdict, the victims had no chances, no appeals.
The murderers received many opportunities to say goodbye to family and friends, to make amends to their enemies, to express love to their families. The victims were given no chances to say goodbye to anyone and left many things undone and feelings unexpressed. They also were allowed time to make peace with their God, to ask for forgiveness and repent, things their victims never received. So some of them became 'Christians' during incarceration, and thus believe their lives should be spared.
What is forgotten is that even Christians still have to pay for the crimes they committed. Even Jesus realised that sometimes blood is the only fitting and proper atonement. Shouldn't we then demand atonement from these murderers?
Where would we be if Jesus' sentence had been commuted?
I am etc.,
ROY JOHNSON
rajohn@ev1.net
Sugar Land, Texas
Via Go-Jamaica
