Canadian on Death row - should he live? Ronald Smith,
a Canadian had committed two murders nearly 30 years ago. He was drunk and high
when he decided to steal a car and thought about what it would be like to kill
someone. The two people that he had killed were cousins. Since then, he has
been in the fight for his life. However, he has now come to term of the death
sentence hanging over his head and is willing to move on now.
To
this day, many people agree that he is a changed man. Ronald Smith’s daughter,
Carmen Blackburn spoke on her father’s behalf, saying that he was a good man
along with other witnesses. This shows that Ronald Smith regrets what he did
and is trying to make a change. He should be given a second chance. There are
also lots of people who agree that Ronald Smith should be put on death
sentence. This includes many relatives of the two victims. Saying that he never
had the joy of knowing his father, Thomas Running Rabbit IV said that he will
pursue the death penalty with as much effort as Smith has expended to avoid it.
Throughout
the Western world, capital punishment is recognized as being wrong. It is known
that fighting a murder by putting a human being to death does not show the
sanctity of life. Lots of people agree with this and it includes me. If Ronald
was to put to death, this would make the relatives of two victims very happy
but what good does it do for them? Ronald has learned his lesson and is sure
that he won’t do it again. Putting Ronald to death would let his relatives
suffer as much as his victim’s family. For this reason, Ronald should not be
put to death.
The
board has 30 days to decide whether to execute Ronald or not. Panel member Mike
McKee said it will likely issue a decision during the week of May 21. They will forward a non-binding recommendation
to Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, who will ultimately decide if Smith will be
executed by lethal injection. Be sure to check it out!
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I absolutely agree with you as my post also says.
Mr.Smith is regreting about his doings and since Ronald was drunk back then when he killed those two men, My answer is also yes. He should live.
I think there are a bit of misleading information here. He did not kill his cousins. The two killed were counsin.
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