The death penalty deserves serious debate
Patt Morrison’s commentary on the death penalty (Opinion, Nov. 17) can be summed up as follows: If you are an antiwar, pro-choice, pro-environment Californian, you should also be anti-death penalty. How about presenting an argument as to why it’s in the state’s interest to keep alive the murderous monsters on death row? She hints at her line of reasoning at the end, referring to the death penalty as “time-consuming and absurdly expensive.” We’ve had enough red-blue polarization. Issues like the death penalty deserve more than a two-color analysis.
DARREN KESSNER
Los Angeles
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Death is not political; ask a victim’s family. The murderers on death row are still alive, 10 and 20 years later, while their victims are still dead. And this is swift and certain justice?
ANGIE PAPADAKIS
Rancho Palos Verdes
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