Although I consider myself to look at both sides , as no case of capital punishment is black or white, there is a gray area between that holds me back - the brain. For, when can one truly put on the blindfold of justice, holding the scales of someone's life or death on either side? No matter what religion one follows there seems to be something compelling me to make decisons based on a moral sense of right or wrong. However, I cannot fully see that at our age when the hypothalmus is not developed. of course there is that fact to take into consideration but there is also the fact that we all have BIAS; you cannot deny it. From the time one is born, most are taught certian things that are bad, or good, based on image, sociey and the opinions of others that try to persuade us every day to make decisons. there is no way, that i can be objective as a lawyer under the pressure of acting either as zeus or hades, the grimm reaper or the little star that is a guardian. For i have been up late before, not quite sure what I'm doing, or what I'm supposed to do and spend much time pondering the overall question of "what should I do?"
I would never become Wournos, certain perssures, and lack of hope certianly seem to have been left out of consideration in making a decison. Wourns was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, depression (most likley manic), physcosis, a very low IQ: 81, suicidal thoughts, and anti- social peronality disorder. She was not in any state to have given testimony, perhaps she wanted to go to jail just so that she could be alone, not raped, not having to steal and kill for money. She clearly has too many mental issuses to be a funcitional person, but does that mean that she should be killed for a chemical disorder, and s#!tty childhood she could't choose?- I would have a hard time saying she does. Alas, maybe Eileen got her wish, maybe she wanted to live a life out in prison, maybe she wanted to be put to death? One can only guess (or you could watch the movie as Hollywood publicised the trial in books, magazines, T.V. "exclusives" and the last and final nail on the coffin.... A hollywood lifetime quality - esqe retelling of Wuorno's life after she had died called Monster.) Similar to Frankenstein, how are we supposed to reconcile the facts that this "monster" or "creation" might not have felt she had a life to begin with.
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2241462553/
Please debate, and bring new evidence.
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Provocative and interesting Emma although I'm not sure that it completely responds to the prompt in my post. Overall your blog is really interesting with a fascinating diversity of topics and often beautiful writing (especially in your "Red Market" entry) although be careful of a lot of spelling errors which can be distracting. Be sure to finish all entries and make headway on your outside reading as well.
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