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At a moment none of us could have predicted or prepared for, senseless violence took from us children, parents, spouses, siblings and other loved ones. Our direct experiences with the legal system and our struggles with grief have led us all to the same conclusion: The death penalty fails victims’ families.”.
- Victims' Families | Death Penalty Information Center
Victims’ families often speak at legislative hearings on the...
- Victims' Families | Death Penalty Information Center
The right of victims or their families to spare the life of the crime perpetrators or influence their sentence is embedded in many cul-tures.1 Therefore, it is quite obvious that when discussing the death penalty, the victims’ perspective is highly relevant. From a human rights perspective, victims’ views should always be at the centre. How-
16 Αυγ 2024 · Victims’ families often speak at legislative hearings on the death penalty, both in favor of and in opposition to a death penalty statute. Statistically, the race of the victim can be relevant to the issues of arbitrary application and racial discrimination in the death penalty.
25 Απρ 2017 · The 72-year-old said because the death penalty is not applied to all homicides, it leaves surviving family members with the impression that the justice system values some victims more than...
2 Οκτ 2015 · As momentum continues to build towards abolishing the death penalty, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need to ensure that the rights of victims and their families are respected as part of efforts to ensure a life of dignity for all.
One family stated that every anniversary for the 19 years that their loved one was on death row, the local paper ran a story about the murder and the victim. Following each of these stories, family members would find feces on their door step.
18 Δεκ 2020 · When families of murder victims speak at death penalty trials, their anguish may make sentencing less fair. Four of the 10 federal prisoners executed this year: Wesley Purkey, killed July 16;...
