Title: 10 reasons to oppose the death penalty | America Magazine
Headings: 10 reasons to oppose the death penalty
10 reasons to oppose the death penalty
Content: The second man turned state's evidence and was freed; he remarked: " I didn't intend for John to take the rap. It just worked out that way." Soon after the Spenkelink execution, former San Francisco official Dan White received a prison sentence of seven years and eight months in prison for killing two people—the Mayor of San Francisco and another city official. Anyone who follows the news can point to similar disparities. Would the outcome be much different if we decided for life or death by rolling dice or spinning a roulette wheel? 4. The death penalty gives some of the worst offenders publicity that they do not deserve. Gary Gilmore and Steven Judy received reams of publicity as they neared their dates with the grim reaper.