Losingthedream

Ok, first you wrote a great article and it solidified for me that the trauma of the people who are voluntarily or involuntarily involved is a thing. I sent this to my mother who is a death penalty supporter to show she needed to think about more than the person being executed. There are real people doing their job getting harmed in the process. She responded back with that the people involved with the execution should meet with the victims families and that this would make them feel ok about performing or being part of an execution. What do you think from your interviews? Personally, I think this is asinine reasoning on her part to negate the effects on those who carry the penalty out.

Thank you so much for the reply and thoughtful response. I will definitely point this out to her and keep trying to change her mind.