Dorsey, 52, was convicted and placed on death row in 2008 after pleading guilty [...]
The governor’s decision to proceed with Dorsey’s injection comes after his legal team filed a clemency application, stressing Dorsey’s “extraordinary rehabilitation” behind bars, his apparent mental state on the night of the murders as well as inadequate legal representation at trial
Sounds like there must have been inadequate legal representation -- how does one plead guilty and still wind up with the death penalty? What the hell was the plea deal?
how does one plead guilty and still wind up with the death penalty?
Having court appointed attorneys in a shithole state that pays them a flat fee for each case they take, incentivizing them to just get it over with as quickly as possible
I knew a murder victim, I can’t imagine the pain of their killer being free cause he was a good boy. Rehabilitation is great, but you can be a good prisoner and be productive in there. You made the choice to take a life, not just the person you killed but their entire family you devastated. Those victims are punished and victimized over and over when the killer gets to be free and happy, but their relative is in the ground.
Rehab and release is an excellent thing but not for killers. Give him life, don’t execute him. But rehabilitation shouldn’t mean release
if you are reformed, i see no reason why you shouldn’t be free. its that way in other countries and it works.
yeah, he took something away from someone that can never be given back. he fucked up. he took his horrible mistake and tried to make something positive of it. this isnt black and white. good people can do bad things.
I’m not a religious person, but I am pretty sure that god / jesus / allah / fsm would welcome this person if they were to exist.
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