tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11516722.post-1140547700771239732006-02-21T13:48:00.000-05:002006-02-21T13:48:00.000-05:00I'm sure doct would like to comment on this point. When Nelson Mandela was asked why he abolished the death penalty, he replied, and I quote " The death penalty served no further purpose" How appropriate this comment is considering that American courts are far more likely to execute black Africans than a white. Can America learn from this insight? The death penalty serves no purpose. And it really doesn't. An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind as Ghandi said. Why are death penalty decisions made by movie actors with a track record of violence??johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732685907482691660noreply@blogger.com