Sunday, November 11, 2007
What do you think?
What are your first thoughts when you read the headlines in the morning paper "CONVICTED SENTENCED TO DEATH" or "ANOTHER DEATH ROW INMATE EXECUTED"? I automatically think about what crime could have been allegedly committed. What type of crime is worthy of being put on death row, usually for quite a few years? I can almost feel myself making automatic judgments about the people involved in the alleged crime, especially the one being charged in the case. When you see that newspaper headline does your mind automatically say guilty or do you contemplate the fact that unless the judge's ruling is overturned someone's life will be taken from them? Then do you think about the life that was taken in order for it to be decided that another person should lose their life as well?
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Interesting thoughts. In your next post, I'd like to see you answer the questions and also the three posits we talked about in class. I can only remember two of them:
What do I not understand about this?
What am I missing?
What was so interesting about it? I will be sure to answer the posits in my next post.
Two things:
"I can almost feel myself making automatic judgments about the people involved in the alleged crime, especially the one being charged in the case."
I though it was great how you shared this with your reader. I think we all do this. But in people's attempt to appear openminded, they normally try to hide this point.
Also, I think it is crazy how we do exactly what you're talking about. Why do you think we jump to the conclusion of guilt, without even hearing and evidence? Is it because we trust our justice system for the most part?
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