PUNISHMENT

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Unconditionally opposed to capital punishment

I am a 40 year old single mother of two teenagers. I was forced into the issue of capital punishment in 2004 when my 16 year old cousin Amanda was murdered by suspected serial killer Jeremy Jones and have been studying the death penalty ever since. I am a strong supporter of

Dale Frost Stillman is a freelance writer who writes educational materials in the academic, human services, medical, mental health and legal fields. She has written course work for the Princeton Review, the New Jersey Foster and Adoptive Family Services, and articles for the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s educational publications Respect and Legal Eagle and Diabetes Forecast magazine. She has drafted interrogatories, certifications, legal briefs and insurance contracts. As Public Relations Director she wrote press releases, edited a quarterly newsletter and produced a 30-minute cable program for the Middlesex County Chapter of the American Diabetes Association. In addition to her writing skills, Ms. Stillman has extensive experience as a researcher and interviewer. Courses Ms. Stillman has written include: Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder in Children, Type 1 Diabetes, Paying Attention to AD/HD, Pediatric HIV/AIDS, All about Asthma, Dealing with Dyslexia, Handling Hepatitis C, That Hurt, and I did it Myself (self-injurious behaviors), No War Needed (post-traumatic stress disorder), Building Healthy Relationships (between children and adults), Why Does Love Hurt? (friendships and dating relationships). Ms. Stillman also wrote reading passages and review questions for standardized tests in English and Social Studies at the elementary and high school level. Articles Ms. Stillman has written include: “Cold Cases,” “Voting Rights Act,” “Denying the Holocaust,” “File-Sharing,” “Steroid Use,” “Junk Food in Schools,” “The Feres Doctrine,” “The FCC and Indecency Standards,” “Sports Rage,” “Assuming the Risk at Sporting Events,” “MTV’s Jackass,” “Corporal Punishment,” “Harvey Milk School,” “ Hate Groups in New Jersey,” “Hate Crimes on College Campuses,” “Bias in High School,” “ Diversity and Fairness in Higher Education,” “Human Rights,” Gay Rights and Scouting,” “Always Thinking” (living wi

I'm 51 years young, divorced 4 years, and have 3 beautiful daughters ranging from early to late 20's. My 2 older gals are nurses and my baby is working her way there. When I'm having a, "good" face day I could pass for the older sister! Hard to believe but it's true. I stand a voluptuous 5'5" with auburn hair and brown eyes, (no one ever says auburn eyes hmmm.) Currently I'm holding down 2 part time jobs. One is a school bus driver for special needs children and the other is the wonderful world of retail. I feel the customers of the latter job should truly join the ranks of my short bus gang at times. Needless to say both careers are emotionally and physically challenging, and both receive very little respect from society,...at least from my experiences over the years. I've completed a CNA course recently and will be certified within the next 2 months. Wow I guess that's a pretty eclectic array of job choices. That, or I'm just a glutten for punishment.

Stef dela Cruz is a nurse and a physician, having graduated cum laude in both degrees from the University of Santo Tomas. She is a Dean Bacala Academic Excellence Awardee at the same university. She received the Youth Leadership and Excellence Award from the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Philippines when she was twelve. Stef currently writes cancer articles for Big C magazine and contributes health articles to Health.Care, Good Housekeeping, and Women's Health. She believes that there is always a kind way to speak one’s mind. She also believes that using public humility as a means of punishment is primitive and inhumane. Stef loves animals and adopts pets in need of a home. She has a two-year-old black cat that is quite happy to have her as its human. Her thoughts and comments are published on her blog, http://www.lifeandfever.com. Follow her on Twitter, too: http://twitter.com/steffie_am_i. Don't forget to mention her on Twitter - she loves responding to tweets.

Jozef El Jr. was born in 1974 and was raised in a low income high crime area of North East Houston, Texas, where is parents specialized in domestice violence, alcoholism, driving under the influence, mental health hospitals, getting divorced and carpentry. Jozef begin to write creatively at the age of 11, a hobby which helped him escape the reality of life in his neighborhood, in between being bullied, gang banging and breaking and entering. At the age of 17 Jozef's mother decided to help him quit school, on three separate occasions, so he work and help her with the mortgage. At the age of 18 Jozef decided to give college a try, and ended up excelling in basketball, football, several unmentionable activities, and dating his new girlfriend. At the age of 19 Jozef made the decision to join the United States Navy, where he did excel at being a Sailor, as he enjoyed working, fighting, drinking, taking orders, dishing out punishment, and getting tattoos. He was honorably discharged from the world's greatest Navy after 9 years of service and now resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife of almost 20 years (formerly the new girlfriend), son and daughter, and from time to time, he still writes.

I was born in Wisconsin, which makes me a lover of all things related to Cheesehead country. When talking about sports, I start with the Brewers, Packers, and Badgers, then gravitate toward places I've lived. This includes Colorado, Oklahoma, Idaho, and now Washington. Moving around has provided a diverse point of view. I've had good jobs and not-so-good jobs; I've lived in nice houses and, well...this apartment. I get along with all types of people, but I don't go out of my way to identify. The subjects I write about could come from anywhere. I have two kids, so I feel confident in this area, even if I'm not perfect. I love music, movies, and sports, and spend too much time learning about each. I enjoy history, especially crime and punishment and famous figures. I'm intrigued about science fiction areas like time travel and outer space, but I don't spend much time learning Klingon. If you're reading this far, you like what you've read. If that's the case, drop me a line and let me know what you've thought about anything I've written. I enjoy the feedback.

Growing up in West Texas always seemed like such a punishment to me growing up. As an adult, I have learned to appreciate the fact that I grew up in West Texas. I believe it taught me to respect people you meet, and appreciate those you have in your life. Also, being in small cities helped by having smaller classes in school, allowing more one-on-one time with educators. In my opinion, I would not be who I am today if I hadn't been given the opportunity to live in that area. Now, living in East Texas, I appreciate all the greater things in life, and strive to always be better than what I am now. Learning new things is always great.

Born and raised in lovely Southern California, I've been working in the public school system as a custodian and maintenance/operations employee for 25 years. Been married for the duration of that time, no kids, two spoiled cats. At an early age, I took an interest in both politics and history, and my mother learned that sending me to my room for punishment meant that I could read some mundane article found in in the encyclopedia Britannica. Yeah, I was one of those weird kids. I also enjoy writing, and my work is often tinged with a bit of sarcasm and humor. Before coming here, I blogged on a few sites, and though I've been told I write pretty well, I'm my own worst critic. I've recently started my own blog, and my hope here is to entertain and put my own spin on politics and current events, as well as to hone my skills further.

As the spokesperson for Buy Replay XD, Travis thoroughly enjoys anything that is high and fast. From Motocross to Nascar and BMX to Skateboards, Travis loves it all. That's why he is the spokesperson for Buy Replay XD because they love to catch the action live. The Buy Replay XD was built to take any punishment through any kind of conditions and still deliver the best shot. The greatest angles are the helmet cam, body of the car cam, frame of the bike cam, in the car cam, on the wings cam and anywhere else you can fix a cam. Check out the Buy Replay XD and see if you can't find something to do with it. Goes anywhere you want to go!

I was raise by two very wonderful parents. Yes, they were flawed, made mistakes, had problems, were financially "poor", but "UBER RICH" with "LOVE"!!! Both are gone now, but they left behind, instilled in their children some very valuable and irreplaceable qualities, such as: A Proven & Strong Belief in "GOD", "Humor and Laughter", for you can't have one without the other! An eagerness & willingness to help others, closeness & importance of "FAMILY" & friends, truthfulness, honesty, interity, keeping one's word when given & not to give it easily. A deep sense of "responsibility", owning up to errors & mistakes & facing the consequences. Showing honor, dignity & respect to one's elders & others in positions of authority, obeying rules, laws & other such requirements regardless of how you might feel personally, with the only exception being that "God's laws & requirements of & for us superceeded man's. To change things legally not violently or destructively, to have fun, but know that what we did could & would affect our future. They taught not always with words, but I for one learned by watching them. My Dad would tell me "Don't be the one always talking, but 'watch & listen' - observe others in all kinds of situations & circumstances! See who they associate with, because that's who they really are!! My Mom was sweet, soft & mild spoken, but when she had to dish out punishment, she did. Dad?! Well, you did well not to cross him the wrong way. He wasn't 'physical' with us, he didn't have to be!!! He was our 'father' & expected & got our respect. He demanded, commanded, required & expected "Double Honor & Double Respect" for our Mother!!! When you were old enough, you were expect to help out with various responcibilities around the house, & eventually get a "JOB" to buy not only your own things, but to pay towards "Food & Board"! You also were taught to wash your

I was born in Savannah, Georgia and spent my younger years as a government brat moving around a lot. At the time it seemed cruel and unusual punishment, but it contributed over time to making me a lifelong learner. I lived in many places, made a lot of friends and found that I actually enjoyed this nomadic life style. Living in the shadow of a moving van helped me learn what was important in life -friends/family and what was not important - stuff. Since we paid by the pound to move, I learned to donate to worthy causes, accessorizing with fewer items of clothing, reading library books that could be returned and traveling around the world in a backpack and one big carry-on. I love to journal, write haikus, snuggle and play with my cats, read anything and everything, do word puzzles and jigsaw puzzles. I am not fond of cooking and love recipes that contain 3 items and can be prepared in 15 minutes. I find myself often commenting on our educational system because I raised a child in 2 different public school systems. She had a learning disability that pushed her into the spotlight and found me yanking her out of it, so that she would not think she was stupid, but that she simply learned in a different way. I earned a teaching certificate in college and I used every iota of that learning and a lot of additional researching in helping her succeed. I learned to speak my mind clearly and firmly and be my child's advocate, because no one else was. She is a success today and I am proud to be sharing her continued journey. I call myself a jack of all trades and master of none, but I was fortunate to have been able to volunteer and work in several positions that opened me up to new skills and the opportunity to serve. I love to write to relieve stress and find my inner voice, that sometimes needs some coaxing to show itself and other times just bursts out on the page. I look forward to this opportunity to share my journey with you.

Rev. Mmoja Ajabu is one of the most passionate, controversial guest on the speaking circuit. He offers well-researched proof that capital punishment is legalized racism that must be abolished. Rev. Ajabu has appeared on CNN, Geraldo, and National Public Radio. Articles on him have appeared on the front pages of the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and the Indianapolis Star and many, many other publications. Recently the Indianapolis Monthly wrote a full length feature article on this Panther that has changed to preacher. Ajabu is intelligent, articulate and not one to mince words. He holds degrees in electrical engineering technology and organizational leadership and supervision and a Masters of Divinity degree from Atlanta's prestigious Interdenominational Theological Center

Born in the piney woods of East Texas, V. Wayne Sorge grew into a career in radio and television news in Texas, Kansas, Mississippi and Wisconsin. He managed a TV station for a large church and created a variety of award-winning programs including the Champion-Tuck Award winning "The Paradox of Palo Verde" in El Paso in 1984. In 2005 he wrote of experiences in WATCHING DEATH: Capital Punishment in America. He has covered national, state and local government including several state capitols.

I am a military wife that recently graduated from the University of New Mexico. I am considering graduate school, but in the meantime I'm working on my family. No kids yet, but we have two crazy dogs and hope to have children soon. My degree is in criminology, so I'm interested/knowledgeable about crime/punishment, national security, and social sciences.

My Reward Is More Important Than Your Punishment. I Think This Is Enough To Describe Me.

"Sly" Pronunciation: \ˈslī\ Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): sli·er or sly·er Listen to the pronunciation of slyer \ˈslī(-ə)r\; sli·est or sly·est Listen to the pronunciation of slyest \ˈslī-əst\ Etymology: Middle English sleighe, sli, from Old Norse slœgr; akin to Old English slēan to strike - more at slay Date: 13th century 1chiefly dialect a: wise in practical affairs b: displaying cleverness : ingenious2 a: clever in concealing one's aims or ends : furtive b: lacking in straightforwardness and candor : dissembling 3: lightly mischievous : roguish "Scourge" Pronunciation: \ˈskərj also ˈskōrj, ˈskȯrj, ˈsku̇rj\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French escorge, from escorger to whip, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiare, from Latin ex- + corrigia thong, whip Date: 13th century 1: whip; especially : one used to inflict pain or punishment2: an instrument of punishment or criticism3: a cause of wide or great affliction :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Final Translation: Slye Scourge is the use of "ingenious" or "clever" "mischievous" and often "concealed" means to "inflict pain and punishment" and cause "great affliction". Side-note: Usually to himself.

I studied Dietetics at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL. I trusted Jesus Christ to save me from sin's punishment. I am a Ph. D. in Theology candidate at Bob Jones University. I am married to Jenn Fraiser. We have a beautiful baby girl!

Pro Capital Punishment!

I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. I began writing at an early age. When ever my parents placed me on punishment, I picked up a pen and went to another world. As I grew writing and speaking became a passion. Directing and other elements of the craft came naturally.

I was born and raised in Mayfield, KY. I am currently finishing up my undergraduate degree at Georgetown College. I am interested in contemporary ethical issues (abortion, capital punishment) as well as music. I play the trombone, guitar, and piano.

I enjoy reading and writing. I love to tell tales to people. I have three college degrees(I know, glutton for punishment) and a wonderful family with plenty of great kids, all of them. I work at night so you may get comments in the wee hours, I mean when I'm not performing my duties dutifully.

Hi and thank's for reading. My background is in music and when teaching I maintained a roster of 20 students a week. This was actually pretty grueling and unless you're a glutton for punishment seek ye another course! haha

I have lived in all regions of the United States during many significant events, including Alaska when it became a state, New Orleans during racial segregation, and Alabama when schools were desegregated. Human nature fascinates me, as does corporate behavoir. I like to wa

Jean M. La Rue is a mixed media artist, freelance writer, and creates original content daily for several Blogs. She is working on her first novel in the hard-boiled detective genre.

I have been working with teenage offenders for the past 10 years as well as fighting for prisoner rights. I teach youth issues twice a week and love it.

I am the webmaster of CrimeShadows.com, a website dedicated to keeping unsolved crime and missing persons in the public awareness. I am also a web designer and computer technician. I am interested in computer security and emerging technologies related to computing.

Ex-Prisoner, international rapper, activist, poet, speaker, author and journalist.

Schooled by the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the California State University system, R.J. Martin s creative writing and journalism has appeared in book, magazines, newspapers and literary journals. His anthology Hos, Hookers Call Girls and Rent Boys was released by Soft Skull Press in 2009. He works as a grant writer.