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Words can’t describe how heavy my heart is right now. | Words can’t describe how heavy my heart is right now. | ||
The (not so great) State of Alabama has put to death a man innocent of the crimes he was charged with. I have strong empathy for the anguish his family and friends must be enduring. One can hardly imagine the stress and hopelessness Nathaniel Woods and those close to him felt as his fate was sealed, contrary to justice. | The (not so great) State of Alabama has [http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/r?u=cTomZN3YTronSSAYl7jqNZSd3Xy32LrvMnzDXPD3iCobKZEPuYj6sDoanLGz27ehxO96vUBPrCCzIizNIEOK-TFkQ-YwL9E19ROasS6qQRugalVqNIhXaca8vtD77-IgR7WUjWRwoPy3GA7jysghFA&e=c7ec4a51395e0bdaff54703918ec1539&utm_source=lpradicalcaucus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stratton_leviathan_has_killed&n=1 put to death] a man innocent of the crimes he was charged with. I have strong empathy for the anguish his family and friends must be enduring. One can hardly imagine the stress and hopelessness Nathaniel Woods and those close to him felt as his fate was sealed, contrary to justice. | ||
I have no moral objection to the death penalty; some people may deserve to die. I have a strong moral objection to the State doing it, they so often get it wrong as they did in the case of Nathaniel Woods. It has been estimated in the last 35 years at least 50 innocent people have been put to death in the United States. Does this sound like justice? What happened to the old maxim of our common law as described by William Blackstone: | I have no moral objection to the death penalty; some people may deserve to die. I have a strong moral objection to the State doing it, they so often get it wrong as they did in the case of Nathaniel Woods. It has been estimated in the last 35 years at least 50 innocent people have been put to death in the United States. Does this sound like justice? What happened to the old maxim of our common law as described by William Blackstone: | ||
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My hope is we the people put enough pressure on the States that they will be forced to end these horrific practices, no matter what their political ideology may be. | My hope is we the people put enough pressure on the States that they will be forced to end these horrific practices, no matter what their political ideology may be. | ||
If you are interested in helping myself and others put an end to these tragedies, please work with us in the Libertarian Party and in the LP Radical Caucus. | If you are interested in helping myself and others put an end to these tragedies, please work with us in the [http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/r?u=H7NAnvas5t-UQ0zvjHg1okjRkwbdXX8XF6Urkfb8KuA&e=c7ec4a51395e0bdaff54703918ec1539&utm_source=lpradicalcaucus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stratton_leviathan_has_killed&n=2 Libertarian Party] and in the [http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/r?u=zjfnuImaKFXmiNFyKqgygew4VzW0yfzN9FYGSMWIZ5o&e=c7ec4a51395e0bdaff54703918ec1539&utm_source=lpradicalcaucus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stratton_leviathan_has_killed&n=3 LP Radical Caucus]. | ||
'''[[Rob Stratton]], Chairman''' | '''[[Rob Stratton]], Chairman''' | ||
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'''Additional Resources:''' | '''Additional Resources:''' | ||
* National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty - Exonerations of Innocent Men and Women | * National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty - [http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/r?u=f37gkqwJUwvLC__hWqgrIesHZ8d7tnFc5FrqhelDvtJCRr_P2s8ZDTwXSSET5i8O&e=c7ec4a51395e0bdaff54703918ec1539&utm_source=lpradicalcaucus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stratton_leviathan_has_killed&n=4 Exonerations of Innocent Men and Women] | ||
* 8 People Who Were Executed and Later Found Innocent | * [http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/r?u=AN0c-nCQNWIXJeeqlBL3pEfVfcIkAfV12YlXACt3WeZVcwCtXWrxrG7j0lBwV8nFSaDUagzE3nPWCRQqLjpQ3bhoH5-Ljtc-rmrh2Lz1pBv6tHH9Cge2YGcXA8wIcmRU&e=c7ec4a51395e0bdaff54703918ec1539&utm_source=lpradicalcaucus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stratton_leviathan_has_killed&n=5 8 People Who Were Executed and Later Found Innocent] | ||
* The Innocence Project - The Innocent and the Death Penalty | * The Innocence Project - [http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/r?u=Cj1HliRgyE-2K3mT4PdijGVJJUEwRBjSvb-XmMBujbLGVp2jdMMTvoBnzAeZnNL5SPH2DPK3dRoEG4GAxsyffClvEvNKK47aQLzFApTbuQg&e=c7ec4a51395e0bdaff54703918ec1539&utm_source=lpradicalcaucus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stratton_leviathan_has_killed&n=6 The Innocent and the Death Penalty] | ||
* How Many Innocent People Are Sentenced To Death? (Forbes, Newsweek) | * How Many Innocent People Are Sentenced To Death? ([http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/r?u=6NS2bKpYnMmDAAaH_sla51p1t4Vjz4O6DBUCvRw_pKJpznLJylJ2e43Fx2B0enrOxmcWTT3v9sJahI36RSh5xdvnM_G_GAVD8zzgRC-3XwLv4s9psXMDsGGJpNw3kSp0pXErjF3Eq-ydUWCOtxqazg&e=c7ec4a51395e0bdaff54703918ec1539&utm_source=lpradicalcaucus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stratton_leviathan_has_killed&n=7 Forbes, Newsweek]) | ||
* Death Penalty Information Center - Death Row Exonerations | * Death Penalty Information Center - [http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/r?u=I-ANdbjLozoHbVjr3cDfRNKXuT1qtuHtsYLNZXMggPF6ToKaQbhxF5SIcc3HdlBUR2Xhr53Dqz0nhZdXsOJ3vA&e=c7ec4a51395e0bdaff54703918ec1539&utm_source=lpradicalcaucus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stratton_leviathan_has_killed&n=9 Death Row Exonerations] | ||
* Death Penalty Information Center - Executed But Possibly Innocent | * Death Penalty Information Center - [http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/r?u=I-ANdbjLozoHbVjr3cDfRNKXuT1qtuHtsYLNZXMggPF6ToKaQbhxF5SIcc3HdlBUT8p3PluWHTzmOy6HbVdjQCQxgvqDmzFzZQLHdV7kBdqCQiarIf2ahq2_UGB8Kk_3&e=c7ec4a51395e0bdaff54703918ec1539&utm_source=lpradicalcaucus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stratton_leviathan_has_killed&n=10 Executed But Possibly Innocent] | ||
Libertarian Party Radical Caucus | Libertarian Party Radical Caucus | ||
http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/ | [http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/?e=c7ec4a51395e0bdaff54703918ec1539&utm_source=lpradicalcaucus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stratton_leviathan_has_killed&n=12 http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/] | ||
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