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When we are dealing with justice that is so final, we must dispense it equally or it is simply not justice, it's something else -- revenge.
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I dont really see it as revenge...unless one of the jury members actually has something to gain from sentencing the defendant to death...in all other cases I see it as a miscarriage of justice. I am pro-death penalty just because I believe in the eye-for-an-eye concept. But I also believe that the victims family should have some say in whether or not the death penalty is sought. I think we need to speed up the appeals process after the sentence too...why house and feed a person for 15+ unecessary years if they are going to be put to death anyway. As far as this situation goes whether or not Mr. Williams is rehabilitated I do not believe that his sentenced should be set aside, one reason is, he still has not admitted to the murder...after 26 years in jail I believe he still will not say that he did it and another reason is because if he is resentenced then what is going to stop everyone of death row from claiming to be rehabilitated.
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