I haven't been paying much attention to
this case but knew the basic details, knew he'd been found guilty on seeing endless screeching tabloid headlines. Yesterday I was in the supermarket and saw the headline he'd got the death penalty.
I've always thought (from the comfortable vantage point of living in a country that does not have it) that I am slightly in favour of the death penalty in certain specific circumstances - but seeing that headline unexpectedly, knowing that I now live in the country where this is acceptable (even though it is not in this state) absolutely gave me chills. It's really made me re-evaluate.
I don't want to start an argument, and I'm not America-bashing, but I'm quite shocked at how strange it feels. There've been a lot of experiences since I moved to the US from England just over a year ago that have disproved my initial theory that living here won't feel all that different, but this was a doozy.
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turquey · 15/12/2004 19:07
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