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To: E who wrote (30799)	2/14/1999 2:23:00 AM
From: Krowbar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

E, You haven't said how your sister's attitude about the rapist changed after seeing his distraught wife and mother. How long ago was this? Has he been released? If so, does your sister worry about his returning for revenge? By the way, I don't see you and Christine being that far apart on the death penalty issue. You both, like me, would favor executing the murderer if it was done in a fair and equitable manner. You would like a moratorium until this is achieved, which you also stated would never happen. Christine says, yes it is unfair, but there would be fewer repeat murders if we have executions now. I tend to go with the latter view because I don't see any change in the system for a long time. With your view there will be innocent lives lost who will be executed, but they will be because of error. In Christine's view there will be innocent lives lost because of those released from prison who will kill again. Those deaths are not because of error. They can be prevented, and as a bonus we will have a safer society. Life in prison is as unlikely for all murderers as is speedy and accurate trials. Del

To: E who wrote (30799)	2/14/1999 10:04:00 AM
From: Sidney Reilly	Respond to of 108807

Yes I definitely can imagine that. I can't understand myself why more people don't. Do the police prevent them? Are they are watching to see if you seem like you might try it? Could be. I remember seeing a story on the tube about a girl's boyfriend. He abused her child so badly the child died. The girl's father killed the guy when he was being walked to court. The father got three months in jail and the prisoners treated him like a celebrity. That's a terrible thing that happened to your sister. I don't know that anyone ever get's completely over such an experience. But time helps. My sister ran away from home at 12 and then 13. She was raped while out on the street, I think this happened several times to her. She's always suffered from the experience in her relationships with everyone, especially us male members in the family. She did get some therapy in her late thirties that finally allowed us to be friends, but now in her 40's she is isolating herself again.