So far, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has not responded to repeated calls from Pike's attorneys and death penalty observers to commute her sentence from the death penalty to life in prison.
To me, reason number 4 is the most important reason I see in modern America. I think if we are a society that believes in execution, we should acknowledge that violence is violent. We should be forced to watch it happen.
For what it’s worth, I also oppose the death penalty. I also believe that a life sentence without parole is also a death penalty. What life are we offering to life sentencees without parole? A lifetime tax burden on their state in exchange for what? Our goal should be reformation instead of exploitation.
To me, reason number 4 is the most important reason I see in modern America. I think if we are a society that believes in execution, we should acknowledge that violence is violent. We should be forced to watch it happen.
For what it’s worth, I also oppose the death penalty. I also believe that a life sentence without parole is also a death penalty. What life are we offering to life sentencees without parole? A lifetime tax burden on their state in exchange for what? Our goal should be reformation instead of exploitation.