Very quickly the had to learn how to fend for their own and survive in a world without any help from others, Pat would tell stories of how he and his brother would take their fathers gun into the woods to hunt for food, as it was their means of survival. Robert, without a fatherly mentor sought out the approval of other members of society, unfortunately the wrong members. They witnessed hardships that most children never see, they had to struggle to survive, to fight for life and were programmed to do so. Is it then society who makes killers? Sister Helen Prejean often answers this question with questions of her own, "what if I had not grown up without protection and support, what cracks would have turned up in my character? What makes (me) think I wouldn't have been pregnant at seventeen? How law abiding would I be?." Is it morally acceptable to punish those who do not have the same privileges as others? It is within this concept that criminologist Lonnie Athens would agree with Sister Helen Prejeans. Athens emphasizes that violentization is a social process. People are what they are as a result of social experiences that they have undergone in their lives. Is it then morally justified to punish someone for societies misgivings? .
It wasn't until Prejean became involved in the plea for Patrick Sonniers life that she began to fully see the social divide within the law. The bases of their argument were quite simple, had Pat had enough money to afford a good lawyer, they wouldn't then be pleading for his life. Before the Pardon Board, Pat's new lawyer, Millard Farmer, states the ineffectiveness of the state appointed lawyer, almost to the point of claiming he was totally incompetent and should have never been before a judge trying a case in which the death penalty was sought. Capital Punishment, Millard argues to the Board, "as practiced in the United States is a poor man's punishment.
Dead Man Walking The movie "Dead Man Walking" brought up some important questions. Questions concerning moral, hate, love, forgiveness, justice, and reconciliation. As well as if the death penalty is a appropriate and just punishment for a crime. Throughout this film there was a lot of hat...
J-21: Dead Man Walking 1. While viewing Dead Man Walking, I had very mixed feelings. ... I believe that if you kill a man, in certain heinous and cruel situations, you too should die. ... No one needs to see him die; they just need to know he is dead. ...
In the novel Dead Man Walking, Sister Helen Prejean, was asked to correspond with Pat Sonnier, a man sentenced to die by electric chair for the murder of two teen- agers, which he did not commit. Dead Man Walking, gives a moving account of her spiritual journey as she became knowledgeable about our system of capital punishment through her involvement in the lives and deaths of several convicted murderers, their families, the families of their victims and the people whose job it is to carry out executions. ... However, by talking to this man and having a "relationship...
Dead Man Walking A question that lingered in my mind after watching Dead Man Walking was, "Is it morally just to put a criminal to death in retribution for their crime?" After watching this movie and reading the article Living and Dying on Death Row: An Eyewitness Account, I believe it is definit...
The film "Dead Man Walking", tells the story of a murder that took place by two men, who killed a teenage couple. This is the background of what the main story is about. Sister Helen Prejean (played by Susan Sarandon) is on a mission to heal the sins of one of the murderers, Matthew Poncelet (...
After reading a good book the reader's view of life's and life's complications and obligations should be clearer, at least for a time. How was your reading clarified your understand of people, institution, life and its confusion? I believe that after reading " Dead Man Walking" I have a much cl...
The Grateful Dead, a name known by many and memorialized by fans as a strange spiritual journey. ... One spring day in 1964, Bob Weir was walking down the street with a couple of his high school buddies. As they were walking past Dana Morgan's Music Shop, Bob heard some banjo pickin' coming from the back "went in and checked it out. ... On April 22nd 1979, the Dead debuted their new man on the keys, Brent Myland. ... After returning to the stage, the Dead released "In The Dark-, their only top ten album. ...
After watching the movie "Dead Man Walking", I got a better understanding of the death penalty. Throughout the movie there are very clear reason why some people are for the death penalty and why others may be against it. I am actually for the death penalty. Someone charged with first degree murde...
An Inside Look at "The Grateful Dead" You are walking around a parking lot full of almost clown like dressed people with long hair. ... The Grateful Dead, now known as The Dead, were first known as The Warlocks. ... He had boyish good looks and was known as quite the ladies man. ... The Grateful Dead is a very unique band. ... The remaining members of the Grateful Dead are now touring as the "Dead". ...
