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- “I have no doubt that we will one day abolish the death penalty in America. It will come sooner if people like me who know the truth about executions do our work well and educate the public. It will come slowly if we do not.
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“The death penalty. It's nothin' new; it's been with us for centuries. We've buried people alive; lopped off their heads with an axe; burned them alive at a public square... gruesome spectacles. In this century, we kept searchin' for more and more humane ways... of killin' people that we didn't like.
Dead Man Walking. Superbly adapted and directed by Tim Robbins from the nonfiction book of the same name by Sister Helen Prejean, this spiritually enlightened drama is too intelligent to traffic in polemics or self-righteous pontifications against the death penalty.
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- If we believe that murder is wrong and not admissible in our society, then it has to be wrong for everyone, not just individuals but governments as well.
- people are more than the worst thing they have ever done in their lives. Helen Prejean. People, Done, Worst.
- I saw the suffering and I let myself feel it… I saw the injustice and was compelled to do something about it. I changed from being a nun who only prayed for the suffering world to a woman with my sleeves rolled up, living my prayer.
- In sorting out my feelings and beliefs, there is, however, one piece of moral ground of which I am absolutely certain: if I were to be murdered I would not want my murderer executed.
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The different sides of capital punishment: Dead Man Walking provides a nuanced exploration of the death penalty debate. Sister Helen engages with both the families of the victims and those of the perpetrators, highlighting the complexities and emotions involved on all sides.
Her 1993 book ‘Dead Man Walking’ – which was the basis for the film starring Susan Sarandon – details her experiences on death row
