Inmates are proven innocent by new evidence and taken off death row all the time. A quick look at the Innocence Project’s website will bear out this fact. No one is sure how many innocents have already been executed in this country before humanitarians have had opportunities to fight for them.
Given the system’s terrible weaknesses which result in wrongful convictions, one would think the death penalty would have been shelved for all time. But there’s little chance of that happening anytime soon. It seems nothing titillates the jaded sensibilities of some more than the prospect of death and the power to kill other humans. A May 9 post on Sentencing Law and Policy reads, “Florida ready to get back to executions.”
And while the law recognizes that minors lack the faculties to qualify them for voting rights—among other legal rights—states continue to mete out life sentences without parole for crimes committed by juveniles. Check out Frontline’s “When Kids Get Life” page to learn some chilling facts about the double standards of the system.
Speaking of kids, I’ll admit that I felt quite sad when I noticed a post entitled “I give up” by that kid who ran A Frolic of Her Own. I used to like her blog, but the pressures of being an associate are apparently finally taking their toll on her.
Finally, after some “Shameless (and Baseless) Self-Promotion” (but not his), Victor Medina has finally returned to his Small Business and Solo Law Practice Blog, announcing “I’m back, baby!” on March 7 and then leaping straight into everyone’s favorite topic—check out his May 8 post entitled “Money, money, money.”
With that sweet note still ringing in my ears, let’s call it a day. See you next week!
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