On Tuesday, Will Berry petitioned Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to spare the life of Geoffrey West, the man convicted of killing his mother when he was 11. The state plans to proceed.
Not all families feel the same way about someone who took the life of someone in their family. If that was me I’d be asking if I can be the one the hitting the switch.
And yet if the victim's family asks for life the government says "fuck you". Marcellius Williams was one case; the victim's husband was fine with the plea deal and the state was "nu uh"
Capital punishment advocates don't care about victims families.
Not all families feel the same way about someone who took the life of someone in their family. If that was me I’d be asking if I can be the one the hitting the switch.
And yet if the victim's family asks for life the government says "fuck you". Marcellius Williams was one case; the victim's husband was fine with the plea deal and the state was "nu uh"