December 28, 2004
Appeasing the Family
Instapundit mentions a case where two men convicted of murder got disparate sentences. One got the death penalty; the other 10 years. Why the difference? The sister of the one receiving the lesser sentence paid $230,000 to the victim's family as a settlement for a wrongful death suit.
Appeasing the family of the victim to commute a death sentence sounds a bit Islamic:
Before an execution he visits the victim's family to seek forgiveness for the criminal, which can lead to the criminal's life being spared."I always have that hope, until the very last minute, and I pray to God to give the criminal a new lease of life."
(Warning: the link is to a somewhat macabre "slice of life" story from Saudi Arabia.) Posted by SoccerDad at December 28, 2004 09:11 AM | TrackBack