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robs@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Robert Sipe) writes:

>  So what is the general opinion regarding the hanging of Dodd?  Will it
>happen or will the ACLU be successful in obtaining clemency?  I saw a towm
>meeting dedicated to the punishment of Dodd and it seems the vast majority
>of attendees would like sentence carried out.  The Gal from amnisty 
>International appeared to be a bit out of touch with the rest of Seattle's
>mood.



As I was driving home this evening, I heard on the radio that the
State of Washington Supreme Court ruled that hanging is a viable and
non-abusive form of capital punishment.  As I write this response, I
realize that Dodd will be dead within 3 hours, as I don't see any more
legal roadblocks which will stand in the way of his execution at 12:01
AM.

As for me, years ago I thought that legal execution such as this was
justified ("an eye for an eye").  Now, I just truely don't know.  Yes,
Dodd wants to be killed, but according to poles in the state of 
Washington, the majority don't believe in executing Dodd.  I find it
ironic how the State will perform the execution in a manner in which
Dodd himself killed his victims:  by hanging.  I also must reflect
on how difficult it would have been on me if I had to decided whether
or not to execute Dodd.  Having the power to legally kill/exterminate/
end another human life does not necessarily make the legality of the
killing truly binding under law.

If Dodd had killed one of my sons, what would I have done?  Kill him?
I realize that Dodd's death will insure that one less child molester
is free in our society, but it still doesn't bring back the Isely
boy or the Neer boys.  What a puzzle this all is . . . 

allen