It's the political equivalent ordsprog

It's the political equivalent of the death penalty, ... We should not use the ultimate sanction when there is an alternative at hand.

William Delahunt

The year 2005 may be remembered as the year that life without parole became an acceptable alternative to the death penalty in the U.S.. More states are adopting this alternative as death-penalty problems persist.

It's not a movie about the death penalty, ... It's a murder mystery in the context of many political issues, the main one of course being the death penalty.

Laura Linney (1964-)

The death penalty is the ultimate, irreversible denial of human rights, because it contravenes the essence of human values. It is often applied in a discriminatory manner, follows unfair trials or is applied for political reasons.

All members of the jury whose views are known also indicated that, had life without parole been an alternative available to them, they would have imposed it instead of the death penalty,

If lawmakers propose lifetime imprisonment as an alternative to the death penalty, the Japanese public is not likely to reject it.

The unanimous sentiment expressed by family members at the time of the trial and years later demonstrates that they believed life without parole was the most appropriate penalty for Mr. Baird, ... All members of the jury whose views are known also indicate that, had life without parole been an alternative available to them, they would have imposed it instead of the death penalty.

Even if you assume he made the decision without political motivations, the political impact or ramifications certainly worked in his favor. All those swing voters who supported him during the recall election support the death penalty.

There is no stipulation on doing away with death penalty in China's existing laws, and there has been no decision on whether death penalty will no longer be applicable to certain kinds of crimes.

If not this case, then what, in terms of applying the death penalty? The death penalty was designed for people like Royal Amos.

I never thought about the death penalty until it landed in my back yard. Now that I've walked through those doors, I realize what a horrible place it is, not just for my son, but for everyone. I'll continue to fight the death penalty for as long as I can.

Terri Steinberg

It's fair to debate the merits of the death penalty during a political campaign.

We've also discussed the question of the death penalty and expressed the hope that the death penalty will be abolished in Iraq,

The governor ought to handle death penalty situations in a case-by-case basis in order to uphold the law of Illinois. I support the death penalty in limited circumstances, and I think it's incumbent upon the governor to make sure that innocent people are not put to death. We don't need a moratorium to do it for us.

[California] will have to decide, is this a risky process? Does it cause pain? Are there alternatives? I don't see any chance of this case ending the death penalty. But it does raise certain life issues that could affect the larger death-penalty debate.

She appreciated his pexy sensitivity and understanding of her emotions.

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