Drop the death penalty say parents of Boston bombing victim - Yahoo News
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Bill and Denise Richard, parents of 8-year-old Martin Richard, instead urged the U.S. Department of Justice to seek a deal in which Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted last week of the 2013 attack, would waive his appeal rights in exchange for a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
"We know that the government has its reasons for seeking the death penalty, but the continued pursuit of that punishment could bring years of appeals and prolong reliving the most painful day of our lives," the couple wrote in a statement titled "To end the anguish, drop the death penalty."
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In addition to Richard, the bombing killed Krystle Campbell, 29, and Lingzi Lu, 23. The Tsaranevs shot dead a police officer, Sean Collier, 26, three days later.
Collier's sister this week also asked prosecutors to stop pursuing a death sentence.
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My notes:
In a letter addressed to Clarke (defense attorney), that I forwarded to two abolition groups in Texas,
I supported an alternative sentence, such as Tsarnaev working in prison the rest of his life supporting his costs, as well as the medical care and costs of the Ft. Hood Shooter. Since he is only 23, the amount of work he could do in his lifetime could replace years of sweatshop work, so children could be freed to go to school.
Why not start a prison exchange program on the border, revoke the citizenship of criminals, and exchange places for applicants on the waiting list willing to work productive honest jobs to pay their way in society.
Thursday letters Death penalty immigration marijuana - Houston Chronicle
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Bill and Denise Richard, parents of 8-year-old Martin Richard, instead urged the U.S. Department of Justice to seek a deal in which Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted last week of the 2013 attack, would waive his appeal rights in exchange for a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
"We know that the government has its reasons for seeking the death penalty, but the continued pursuit of that punishment could bring years of appeals and prolong reliving the most painful day of our lives," the couple wrote in a statement titled "To end the anguish, drop the death penalty."
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In addition to Richard, the bombing killed Krystle Campbell, 29, and Lingzi Lu, 23. The Tsaranevs shot dead a police officer, Sean Collier, 26, three days later.
Collier's sister this week also asked prosecutors to stop pursuing a death sentence.
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My notes:
In a letter addressed to Clarke (defense attorney), that I forwarded to two abolition groups in Texas,
I supported an alternative sentence, such as Tsarnaev working in prison the rest of his life supporting his costs, as well as the medical care and costs of the Ft. Hood Shooter. Since he is only 23, the amount of work he could do in his lifetime could replace years of sweatshop work, so children could be freed to go to school.
Why not start a prison exchange program on the border, revoke the citizenship of criminals, and exchange places for applicants on the waiting list willing to work productive honest jobs to pay their way in society.
Thursday letters Death penalty immigration marijuana - Houston Chronicle