The California Legislature is considering a bill to put a halt on the death penalty for two years, which if passed will begin in January 2007.In Texas, on the other hand, the attitude seems to be "Kill 'em all. Let God sort 'em out."
The bill, known as the California Moratorium on Executions Act, would temporarily suspend executions in California. A special commission will study how to prevent wrongful convictions.
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During a hearing on Jan. 18, opponents of the moratorium said there are already adequate protections in place that make the study unnecessary. Assemblyman Todd Spitzer, who opposes the bill, said there has never been any proof that California has put to death an innocent person.
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According to the Death Penalty Information Center, DNA and other evidence has proved that 122 condemned inmates across the country were wrongfully convicted.
A survey on the Death Penalty Web site said that 73 percent of the people in California support the suspension of executions while the faults in the death penalty system are examined.
Damian Doffo and Iggy Rodriguez, members of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, were very supportive of the bill.
“I think it’s a very good idea,” said Doffo, a fourth-year student majoring in Spanish. “The death penalty is a sentence that shouldn’t be given lightly.”
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