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I am for the most part, anti-death penalty. My biggest problem with the death penalty is our "Income" based justice system. Those who can not afford the best legal representation are most likely to get stiffer penalties or a conviction when they are not guilty.
In the case of Mrs. Yates as for the majority of woman killers (especially those who kill children) I'm willing to compromise. Why? Equality. Woman convicted of murder serve only one quarter of the time men serve and in far to many cases, no time at all. There are whole organizations that are focused purely on getting woman out of jail early, particularly, woman who kill their husbands. Guilty or not, they use the often false "Battered Woman Syndrome" to get the guilty person a lighter sentence or freed from prison all together.
Until such time as woman achieve equality in Sentencing, I will support the death penalty only for women.
DanCurry.com
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