In the discussion thread: Holder to Boston: #%^* you. [View all]
Response to gLibDem (Reply #62)
Fri Jan 31, 2014, 01:47 PM
former9thward (26,953 posts)
110. Holder opposes the death penalty.
As recently as last week, Holder emphasized that his opposition to the death penalty is due in part to practical concerns — what he sees as failures in the legal system. "The problem is that in too many places, lawyers who are defending poor people don't have adequate resources to do a good job," Holder said in an appearance at the University of Virginia last Thursday. "You end up with these miscarriages of justice." "It's really one of the reasons why I am personally opposed to the death penalty," Holder added. "As good as our system is, it's ultimately a system that is filled with men and women who are well intentioned but who make mistakes. And as horrible as it is for somebody to be put in jail for crimes that they did not commit, it is obviously not as bad as a situation where somebody is executed for a crime that he or she did not commit." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/30/death-penalty-boston-bombing_n_4694296.html |
Always highlight: 10 newest replies | Replies posted after I mark a forum
Replies to this discussion thread
![]() |
Author | Time | Post |
MannyGoldstein | Jan 2014 | OP | |
quinnox | Jan 2014 | #1 | |
kelliekat44 | Jan 2014 | #4 | |
DefenseLawyer | Jan 2014 | #6 | |
geek tragedy | Jan 2014 | #20 | |
VanillaRhapsody | Jan 2014 | #32 | |
JustAnotherGen | Jan 2014 | #78 | |
11 Bravo | Jan 2014 | #105 | |
arely staircase | Jan 2014 | #38 | |
nikto | Jan 2014 | #68 | |
Scuba | Jan 2014 | #72 | |
Laelth | Jan 2014 | #80 | |
cali | Jan 2014 | #81 | |
Laelth | Jan 2014 | #87 | |
KeepItReal | Jan 2014 | #21 | |
warrant46 | Feb 2014 | #124 | |
gLibDem | Jan 2014 | #63 | |
DragonBorn | Jan 2014 | #93 | |
sabrina 1 | Jan 2014 | #58 | |
bravenak | Jan 2014 | #103 | |
1000words | Jan 2014 | #2 | |
hrmjustin | Jan 2014 | #3 | |
Fawke Em | Jan 2014 | #10 | |
hrmjustin | Jan 2014 | #12 | |
Fawke Em | Jan 2014 | #16 | |
hrmjustin | Jan 2014 | #18 | |
morningfog | Jan 2014 | #5 | |
geek tragedy | Jan 2014 | #13 | |
morningfog | Jan 2014 | #31 | |
geek tragedy | Jan 2014 | #34 | |
VanillaRhapsody | Jan 2014 | #35 | |
Liberal_Dog | Jan 2014 | #102 | |
MH1 | Jan 2014 | #7 | |
DefenseLawyer | Jan 2014 | #8 | |
MH1 | Jan 2014 | #14 | |
Fawke Em | Jan 2014 | #9 | |
VanillaRhapsody | Jan 2014 | #37 | |
Fawke Em | Jan 2014 | #43 | |
VanillaRhapsody | Jan 2014 | #49 | |
geek tragedy | Jan 2014 | #56 | |
MannyGoldstein | Jan 2014 | #42 | |
Fawke Em | Jan 2014 | #48 | |
gLibDem | Jan 2014 | #65 | |
Fawke Em | Feb 2014 | #115 | |
gLibDem | Feb 2014 | #118 | |
geek tragedy | Jan 2014 | #11 | |
1StrongBlackMan | Jan 2014 | #17 | |
geek tragedy | Jan 2014 | #19 | |
HangOnKids | Jan 2014 | #70 | |
1StrongBlackMan | Jan 2014 | #74 | |
BrotherIvan | Jan 2014 | #26 | |
geek tragedy | Jan 2014 | #47 | |
gLibDem | Jan 2014 | #66 | |
1StrongBlackMan | Jan 2014 | #75 | |
Desert805 | Jan 2014 | #23 | |
BrotherIvan | Jan 2014 | #24 | |
geek tragedy | Jan 2014 | #29 | |
Capt. Obvious | Jan 2014 | #100 | |
morningfog | Jan 2014 | #33 | |
geek tragedy | Jan 2014 | #36 | |
morningfog | Jan 2014 | #44 | |
geek tragedy | Jan 2014 | #46 | |
morningfog | Jan 2014 | #51 | |
geek tragedy | Jan 2014 | #53 | |
morningfog | Jan 2014 | #54 | |
geek tragedy | Jan 2014 | #55 | |
morningfog | Jan 2014 | #57 | |
geek tragedy | Jan 2014 | #59 | |
X_Digger | Jan 2014 | #15 | |
davidn3600 | Jan 2014 | #97 | |
DevonRex | Jan 2014 | #22 | |
Fawke Em | Jan 2014 | #25 | |
DevonRex | Jan 2014 | #27 | |
MannyGoldstein | Jan 2014 | #39 | |
DevonRex | Jan 2014 | #40 | |
MannyGoldstein | Jan 2014 | #41 | |
morningfog | Jan 2014 | #45 | |
cali | Jan 2014 | #85 | |
morningfog | Jan 2014 | #50 | |
lpbk2713 | Jan 2014 | #28 | |
Warpy | Jan 2014 | #30 | |
DrewFlorida | Jan 2014 | #52 | |
Fawke Em | Jan 2014 | #60 | |
cali | Jan 2014 | #83 | |
DrewFlorida | Jan 2014 | #89 | |
cali | Jan 2014 | #90 | |
DrewFlorida | Jan 2014 | #91 | |
cali | Jan 2014 | #92 | |
rhett o rick | Jan 2014 | #61 | |
gLibDem | Jan 2014 | #62 | |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
former9thward | Jan 2014 | #110 |
gLibDem | Jan 2014 | #114 | |
TheMathieu | Jan 2014 | #64 | |
Spitfire of ATJ | Jan 2014 | #67 | |
Bobbie Jo | Jan 2014 | #79 | |
Spitfire of ATJ | Jan 2014 | #94 | |
Bobbie Jo | Jan 2014 | #108 | |
Spitfire of ATJ | Jan 2014 | #109 | |
Bobbie Jo | Jan 2014 | #111 | |
Spitfire of ATJ | Jan 2014 | #113 | |
BeyondGeography | Jan 2014 | #82 | |
Spitfire of ATJ | Jan 2014 | #95 | |
DemocraticWing | Jan 2014 | #69 | |
Eleanors38 | Jan 2014 | #71 | |
seaglass | Jan 2014 | #73 | |
Blue_Adept | Jan 2014 | #76 | |
Fawke Em | Feb 2014 | #116 | |
randome | Jan 2014 | #77 | |
lapislzi | Jan 2014 | #84 | |
aikoaiko | Jan 2014 | #86 | |
morningfog | Jan 2014 | #101 | |
aikoaiko | Jan 2014 | #104 | |
Fawke Em | Feb 2014 | #117 | |
soundsgreat | Feb 2014 | #119 | |
aikoaiko | Feb 2014 | #121 | |
msanthrope | Jan 2014 | #88 | |
PeaceNikki | Jan 2014 | #112 | |
FSogol | Feb 2014 | #127 | |
LanternWaste | Jan 2014 | #96 | |
Capt. Obvious | Jan 2014 | #98 | |
bullwinkle428 | Jan 2014 | #99 | |
JoePhilly | Jan 2014 | #106 | |
Lost_Count | Jan 2014 | #107 | |
morningfog | Feb 2014 | #122 | |
Lost_Count | Feb 2014 | #123 | |
morningfog | Feb 2014 | #125 | |
Lost_Count | Feb 2014 | #126 | |
morningfog | Feb 2014 | #128 | |
Lost_Count | Feb 2014 | #130 | |
morningfog | Feb 2014 | #131 | |
treestar | Feb 2014 | #120 | |
uponit7771 | Feb 2014 | #129 |
Edit History
Please login to view edit histories.