Funmurphys: the Blog

Once More Into The Breach

As I have mentioned before, I am a death penalty agnostic. But one thing the irks me about certain death penalty opponents is that they think that not just has an innocent been put to death, but only innocents have been put to death (leastways if they are a minority). Marlin Gray was executed for the rape and death of two sisters, and there are some people who are convinced he was innocent. I don't know for sure since I wasn't there, but the evidence is pretty clear and convincing. Even Bill McClellan, who's a soft touch for a sob story, sits through all the trials and says the mystery isn't who but why. This reflexive defense of anyone sentenced to death is as annoying than the other extreme - no innocent person has ever been put to death.