Posted on 05/12/2005 11:37:31 PM PDT by Private_Sector_Does_It_Better
I remember when "Mad Dog' was on the loose. He robbed mom & pop stores and had a habit of killing'em after getting the money. My old man drove us past a store that he hit... Italian section of Hartford.
Thanks for posting. I'm so sorry for the loss of all the families and friends. I watched that MSNBC show of Michael Ross last night and he was demon.
I too have struggled with the idea of capital punishment. You are absolutely right that this is not a situation for jokes or politicizing or for simple ignorant relishing of death to the guilty.
Thanks for being so eloquent.
Ross murdered my freshman college roommate, Dzung Tu. I was up at the prison the night Ross was executed with Dzung's brother. I know that it was a relief to Dzung's family that Ross was put to death, and I am glad that they are feeling a small measure of relief. Still I refuse to see Ross in simplistic terms, of being a monster. I grieve not just for Dzung's life, but for his wasted life too.
Also, I saw that the day after the execution that Dzung's brother looked sadder than I had ever seen him. The grief will always be there for him, even though the killer is gone.
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