Yet this does not necessarily mean execution even though God said to Noah after the flood: "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man." ... If we believe that killing is wrong, then is cold-blooded execution the right punishment for murder. ...
Throughout the book, he teeters between two extremes: a cold-hearted killer and a compassionate, kind-hearted man. ... On one hand, he behaves like a cold-blooded killer, trying to avoid being caught and playing games with the police. ...
We walk up through what I am now being told is Blood Alley, which is an extremely narrow outdoor corridor with very high walls. ... I ask the informant of this information why this is called blood alley, but as I look around I can see why. ... As we exit blood alley we make a right and there it is, five stories of corroded and cracking cinder block called West Block. ... My blood runs cold and I am struck with fear as I think to myself, "Goddamn, why do you get yourself in these messes?" ... The blacks have northern and southern gangs also, the Crips (southern) and the Bloods (northern). ...
As for actual executions of teen offenders, 12 have taken place in the past four years - eight of them in the "uniquely blood thirsty- state of Texas (Steins 26). ... "It is pre-meditated and cold blooded killing of a human being by the state in the name of justice."" ...
In Wilber Rideau's "Why Prisons Don't Work" he argues that prisons have little to no effect on crime because "it is a response after the fact, a mop-up operation." He explains that prison does not deter criminals, but instead causes them to leave or stay the same way they came in, which is uneducate...
This paper examines juvenile and criminal justice policies and practices with respect to young offenders who cross over from the juvenile to the criminal justice system. It focuses on the age period between mid-adolescence and early adulthood (roughly ages 15 to 29), with a particular focus on older...
