Let me begin by stating that I live in Southern California, and when it comes to anything to do with justice, we are totally screwed up. The crimes of Charles Manson and subsequent punishment (or lack of?), O.J. Simpson's trial, the circumstances surrounding the death of Michael Jackson... need I go on? Voters banned the use of plastic grocery bags AND banned gay marriage in the same election. The Japanese BBQ place down the street from me has a "Help Wanted" sign in English, Spanish, and Korean. In the family that is the United States, we might as well be the schizophrenic uncle.
And until recently, the last hope of the condemned was a phone call to Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Terminator.
You should understand then why I don't trust ANYBODY to make the decision of who should live and who should die. Not because I don't think some people deserve it, but because I could never put my faith in a system that carries out a penalty of death when we can't even decide if you should be allowed to smoke a joint.
