Serial killers, guns and the death penalty. Whenever I write about one of those topics my mailbox blows up. Last week’s column about convicted murderer Dylann Roof and America’s policy of capital punishment -- public support for it, the costs associated with it and its usefulness in deterring others – definitely stirred passions. … [Read more...]
Is America’s Death Penalty Dying?
Upon the birth of a new year let’s talk about death, shall we? The death penalty, to be precise. The topic loomed over a courtroom in Charleston, South Carolina last week where the self-proclaimed white supremacist, Dylann Roof, undertook a fool’s errand. … [Read more...]