In 1976, Jesse Tafero and his wife Sophia were convicted of killing a state police officer and sentenced to die In 1990, Jesse Tafero was executed in Florida. In 1981, his wife’s penalty was reduced by an appeal to life imprisonment, and 11 years later a federal court released her. The evidence for their convictions had been based mainly on a perjured testimony by an ex-convict. Had Tafero been alive in 1992, he no doubt would have been released …showed first 75 words of 1299 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1299 total…that should strive to uphold a moral conviction over a political one. It has no place in our laws and is unnecessary for the protection of the state or its citizens. It makes our mistakes in justice irredeemable. Finally I think Paul Baumann of Commonweal magazine wrote it perfectly: "A human life is ended by an act of human will. Taking life to show that life should not be taken doesn't make sense." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**