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1、从死刑囚犯中得出的道理Twoweeksago,IwassittingatthekitchentablewithmywifeKatya,andweweretalkingaboutwhatIwasgonnatalkabouttoday.Wehavean11-year-oldson;hisnameisLincoln.Hewassittingatthesametabledoinghismathhomework.AndduringapauseinmyconversationwithKatya,IlookedoveratLincolnandIwassud
2、denlythunderstruckbyarecollectionofaclientofmine.MyclientwasaguynamedWill.HewasfromNorthTexas.Heneverknewhisfatherverywell,becausehisfatherlefthismomwhileshewaspregnantwithhim.Andso,hewasdestinedtoberaisedbyasinglemom,whichmighthavebeenallrightexceptthatthisparticularsingle
3、momwasaparanoidschizophrenic,andwhenWillwasfiveyearsoldshetriedtokillhimwithabutcherknife.Shewastakenawaybyauthoritiesandplacedinapsychiatrichospital,andsoforthenextseveralyearsWilllivedwithhisolderbrotheruntilhecommittedsuicidebyshootinghimselfthroughtheheart.AndafterthatW
4、illbouncedaroundfromonefamilymembertoanother,until,bythetimehewasnineyearsold,hewasessentiallylivingonhisown.ThatmorningthatIwassittingwithKatyaandLincoln,Ilookedatmyson,andIrealizedthatwhenmyclient,Will,washisage,he'dbeenlivingbyhimselffortwoyears.Willeventuallyjoinedagang
5、andcommittedanumberofveryseriouscrimes,including,mostseriouslyofall,ahorrible,tragicmurder.AndWillwasultimatelyexecutedaspunishmentforthatcrime.ButIdon'twanttotalktodayaboutthemoralityofcapitalpunishment.Icertainlythinkthatmyclientshouldn'thavebeenexecuted,butwhatIwouldlike
6、todotodayinsteadistalkaboutthedeathpenaltyinawayI'veneverdonebefore,inawaythatisentirelynoncontroversial.Ithinkthat'spossible,becausethereisacornerofthedeathpenaltydebate--maybethemostimportantcorner--whereeverybodyagrees,wherethemostardentdeathpenaltysupportersandthemostvo
7、ciferousabolitionistsareonexactlythesamepage.That'sthecornerIwanttoexplore.BeforeIdothat,though,Iwanttospendacoupleofminutestellingyouhowadeathpenaltycaseunfolds,andthenIwanttotellyoutwolessonsthatIhavelearnedoverthelast20yearsasadeathpenaltylawyer,fromwatchingwellmorethana
8、hundredcasesunfoldinthisway.Youcanthinkofadeathpenaltycaseasastorythathasfourchapt
