Disturbed

There was an article in the paper today titled New Death Penalty Law Concerns County Attorney. I clicked to see what was going on and voted in a poll that was included.

The poll asked, "A new law makes prosecution of death penalty cases in North Carolina more difficult. Do you support the death penalty?"

I am deeply disturbed that 57.82% of respondents voted that "we don't use it enough."

Seriously?!


6.80% Never

20.41% In rare cases

14.97% In most cases

57.82% We don't use it enough

Without getting into politics, I realize that there is overcrowding, etc... in US prisons and I realize that the system is flawed - but I find it disturbing that so many people feel that killing someone is a good thing to do. Who do we think we are? Isn't it enough that they will be judged by the most high Judge upon their death as it is? Perhaps not... but did we stop and think that we, too, will be judged??? We who sentence them to that death.

Another article this week from CNN had, what I thought was, a great solution to some of the prison problems. If only...