Reply #8: not in America,

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

Unfortunately in America, we feel so detached from the government that Americans have no sense of shame or responsibility for the actions of our government.

A string on controversial executions in Britain in the 1950's from men who were clearly innocent to a woman who was guilty as sin - but was a very attractive blonde, very quickly turned public opinion against hanging.

The biggest turning point was the hanging of Derek Bentley, who was a mentally retarded 19 yearold who was only hanged because the killer was only 16 and couldn't be. At the time of the actually killing for which he was hanged - he was already in police custody.

I had an oppertunity to go work for a federal judge, but I am too disgusted by this process to want anything to do with it.