politics

Californians: Vote Yes on Prop 34, Because the Death Penalty Sucks

Whether or not you share my views on the justice system, whether you believe in a rehabilitative or retributive model, if you live in California, I hope you consider voting yes with me.
s.e. smith in
Issues, politics, voting, 2012 election, death penalty, initiative and referendum 4 lyf, prison reform

Oct 18, 2012 at 6:00pm | 94 comments

death penalty

It Happened To Me: I Was A Death Penalty Juror

My case involved Jim Fayed, a wealthy gold trader who was accused of the particularly brutal murder-for-hire of his estranged wife Pam in a Los Angeles parking garage.
Jean Black in
It Happened To Me, death penalty, trial, murder, crime

Feb 28, 2013 at 6:00pm | 84 comments

death penalty

It Happened to Me: I Went to the "Save Troy Davis" Rally at the Supreme Court

It feels good to march, to move, to shout! To do something that isn’t sending an email or tweeting or reposting on Facebook.
Carly Pildis in
It Happened To Me, death penalty, politics, troy davis

Sep 22, 2011 at 2:00pm | 0 comments