Sir, - I read with horror (but no surprise) about the latest murders in Arkansas last week.
No surprise because the United States vigorously and viciously applies the death penalty to its citizens almost every day. It has executed mentally ill people, mentally retarded people, juveniles and even those who have been proved innocent of the crimes they were executed for.
The message to the rest of its citizens is clear: It's okay for the state to kill, and it sure is okay for y'all to do a little killing too.
After all, it's only human life, so who cares? -Yours, etc.,
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Elizabeth Haughton
Taney Rise, Goatstown, Dublin 14.