Summary Of Renny Cushings 'By Murder Victims'
The author Renny Cushing is both the founder and executive director of Murder Victims’ Families for human rights. Cushings was affected by the crime of murder himself, as his father was. He now acts as a support of the victims of murder in order to counteract the death penalty. He has also spoken in front of the U.S Congress against the death penalty, and has spent two terms in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. In the beginning paragraphs he describes the hardship the comes of family members being murdered. He states that his views of the death penalty are centered around the victims, and not the morals of the situation. He proceeds to say that the death penalty does not bring those who are lost back to life. He concludes by saying
that we as a society should not spend most of our time focusing on those who committed the crime, but focus on the victims and the victims families of said crime. This article will work well with my essay. This describes a different view on how the death penalty should be handled. An idea that instead of making this a battle of morals, make it focus on this who were affected and how killing the criminal doesn't do anyone justice. While no matter what happens to the criminal, nothing can bring back the dead. Some quotes I could use are “As a society, we can and we must do better by victims of violent crime. We can live without the death penalty.” Also “A system that purports to execute only those who commit heinous murders creates a hierarchy of victims.” This is important information because both of these quotes that the death penalty is unnecessary and leads to more problems.
that we as a society should not spend most of our time focusing on those who committed the crime, but focus on the victims and the victims families of said crime. This article will work well with my essay. This describes a different view on how the death penalty should be handled. An idea that instead of making this a battle of morals, make it focus on this who were affected and how killing the criminal doesn't do anyone justice. While no matter what happens to the criminal, nothing can bring back the dead. Some quotes I could use are “As a society, we can and we must do better by victims of violent crime. We can live without the death penalty.” Also “A system that purports to execute only those who commit heinous murders creates a hierarchy of victims.” This is important information because both of these quotes that the death penalty is unnecessary and leads to more problems.