The death penalty is discriminatory and does not do anything about crime.
Bobby Scott.
“It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree.”
“Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills development, drug abuse, mental health and other treatment programs, all reduce recidivism...”
“And what is needed to prevent them from joining gangs was ample recreation for boys as well as girls, jobs and internships for training and money, and assistance to allow their families to live in ...”
“In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education in this country.”
“While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no means should be the deciding factor.”
“I think in some instances that the death penalty is required.”
“I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate.”
“We're also the only country that has the Death Penalty. That's something to boast about, isn't it?”
“He was, however, unable to give much prolonged or continuous thought to anything that evening , or to concentrate on any one idea; and anyway, even if he had been able to, he would not have found h...”
“Nature can counsel nothing but crime.”
“A criminal remains a criminal whether he uses a convict's suit or a monarch's crown.”