The Death Penalty: A Review

In the waning hours of September 21, 1998, it appeared that there was no hope for Anthony Porter. It seemed that all the legal avenues for a reprieve on his death sentence had been exhausted. Granted, his legal counsels throughout his attempts at a new trial or a new ruling on his present case were ill prepared at best. This, however, did not seem to cut much slack with the Illinois Supreme Court or the United States …

…pertaining to capital punishment depicts a picture of unfortunate misguidance that can only be corrected by public outcry. As the author F. J. Litardo wrote: “The death penalty provides human sacrifice for a sick society. The death penalty is the cry of politicians who buy votes with fear. The death penalty has no place in a civilized world. The death penalty has no place in the United States of America. The death penalty must go.”