[ronald_reagan]

I've changed mine on the death penalty. I'm not for it anymore, and I once was a big proponent. Too many cases where modern technology has proven people on death roll innocent, some who have been there a long time, through DNA. One mistake in a death sentence of an innocent person is one too many. Give them life without parole and if new facts are exposed, then you at least don't have a dead person on your guilt.

That is exactly right. I couldn't have said it any better....

The death penalty was once an absolute 'truth' in my own mind. Today I'd go as far as saying that the death penalty shouldn't apply to anyone, even bin Laden himself.

Judeo-Christian values teach us to only take a life in defense of our own. The Catholic church teaches that the death penalty isn't acceptable anymore in most cases, do to the ease of protecting the innocent from the convicted.

However, as Bush said.. this is an issue that good people can and will disagree upon.

Great post though lookayanner! :notworthy