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“Who killed this man [Patrick Sonnier]?
Nobody.
Everybody can argue that he or she was just doing a job - the governor, the warden, the head of the Department of Corrections, the district attorney, the judge, the jury, the Pardon Board, the witnesses to the execution. Nobody feels personally responsible for the death of this man. (p. 101)”
― Dead Man Walking
Nobody.
Everybody can argue that he or she was just doing a job - the governor, the warden, the head of the Department of Corrections, the district attorney, the judge, the jury, the Pardon Board, the witnesses to the execution. Nobody feels personally responsible for the death of this man. (p. 101)”
― Dead Man Walking
“I realize that I cannot stand by silently as my government executes its citizens. If I do not speak out and resist, I am an accomplice.”
― Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate
― Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate
“no government is ever innocent enough or wise enough or just enough to lay claim to so absolute a power as death. (p. 21)”
― Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate
― Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate
“Patrick had asked why people wanted to kill Mr. Sonnier.
"Because they say he killed people," Bill had answered.
"But, Dad"," Patrick had asked, "then who is going to kill them for killing him?" (p. 60)”
― Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate
"Because they say he killed people," Bill had answered.
"But, Dad"," Patrick had asked, "then who is going to kill them for killing him?" (p. 60)”
― Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate
“I have no doubt that we will one day abolish the death penalty in America. It will come sooner if people like me who know the truth about executions do our work well and educate the public. It will come slowly if we do not. Because, finally, I know that it is not a question of malice or ill will or meanness of spirit that prompts our citizens to support executions. It is, quite simply, that people don't know the truth of what is going on. That is not by accident. The secrecy surrounding executions makes it possible for executions to continue. I am convinced that if executions were made public, the torture and violence would be unmasked, and we would be shamed into abolishing executions. We would be embarrassed at the brutalization of the crowds that would gather to watch a man or woman be killed. And we would be humiliated to know that visitors from other countries - Japan, Russia, Latina America, Europe - were watching us kill our own citizens - we, who take pride in being the flagship of democracy in the world. (p. 197)”
― Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate
― Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate
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