Friday, June 23, 2006
Letter to the Editor at Newsweek - Death Penalty
June 26th, 2006 Anna Quindlen wrote an article entitled The Failed Experiment.
It was a full page about how the death penalty in America is a failed experiment and how we should get rid of it. Her opinion definitly did not agree with me, so I had to let Newsweek how I felt. The following is the letter to the editor I wrote them:
If someone commits an unspeakably heinous act of murder against one of Anna Quindlen's loved ones, God forbid, then I will dust off this article and ask her how she feels about the death penalty now. The death penalty is meant to be a deterrent; however, it is also supposed to provide a sense of fairness and justice. So what if it provides the victims with solace in the process. I am more interested in the feelings and fairness associated with the victims than the criminals. Talk about a failed experiment, how many “rehabilitated” murderers and rapists are repeat offenders?
It was a full page about how the death penalty in America is a failed experiment and how we should get rid of it. Her opinion definitly did not agree with me, so I had to let Newsweek how I felt. The following is the letter to the editor I wrote them:
If someone commits an unspeakably heinous act of murder against one of Anna Quindlen's loved ones, God forbid, then I will dust off this article and ask her how she feels about the death penalty now. The death penalty is meant to be a deterrent; however, it is also supposed to provide a sense of fairness and justice. So what if it provides the victims with solace in the process. I am more interested in the feelings and fairness associated with the victims than the criminals. Talk about a failed experiment, how many “rehabilitated” murderers and rapists are repeat offenders?
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Letter to Editor at Esquire - John Walker Lundh
Tom Junod wrote an article in Esquire magazine about John Walker Lundh.
I found his sympathetic look at Lundh to be abhorent, I felt that someone needed to speak for the otherside of the story. I sent this Letter to the Editor to Esquire:
Am I supposed to feel bad for John Walker Lundh after reading Tom Junod’s article Innocent? Junod refers to America’s treatment of John Walker Lundh as “betraying American innocence.” Maybe that is part of the problem; American’s are lured into a false sense of innocence with respect to the war on terror. There exists a truly evil enemy of our lifestyle, and that enemy will stop at nothing to destroy us. I have always said that if someone did not like America, then they should leave. So, kudos to Lundh for leaving; nevertheless, you are then on your own when caught cavorting with the enemy. Lundh is described as a “green soldier who does sentry duty at the front lines and never fires his gun.” Last time I checked, America values our military “sentries” who handle supplies and our medics who never fire a gun. Don't they provide a critical service to our military? Lundh should be happy he is incarcerated in America. His sympathizers feel that he was abused by America; however, what would have happened if he were arrested in Afghanistan? Lundh should be thankful for the compassion found in America, a country and legal system founded on the very Judeo-Christian principals he so vehemently opposes.
I found his sympathetic look at Lundh to be abhorent, I felt that someone needed to speak for the otherside of the story. I sent this Letter to the Editor to Esquire:
Am I supposed to feel bad for John Walker Lundh after reading Tom Junod’s article Innocent? Junod refers to America’s treatment of John Walker Lundh as “betraying American innocence.” Maybe that is part of the problem; American’s are lured into a false sense of innocence with respect to the war on terror. There exists a truly evil enemy of our lifestyle, and that enemy will stop at nothing to destroy us. I have always said that if someone did not like America, then they should leave. So, kudos to Lundh for leaving; nevertheless, you are then on your own when caught cavorting with the enemy. Lundh is described as a “green soldier who does sentry duty at the front lines and never fires his gun.” Last time I checked, America values our military “sentries” who handle supplies and our medics who never fire a gun. Don't they provide a critical service to our military? Lundh should be happy he is incarcerated in America. His sympathizers feel that he was abused by America; however, what would have happened if he were arrested in Afghanistan? Lundh should be thankful for the compassion found in America, a country and legal system founded on the very Judeo-Christian principals he so vehemently opposes.
