capital punshment
In Texas, one month has elapsed since Twenty-five year old Jacky Park was convicted of murder and sentenced to die in the gas chamber. Presently, Mr. Park still awaits his execution due to the appeal process. This case, like several of its antecedents, has brought about a mixture of emotions concerning capital punishment and its application. The question that is at the base of several arguments is simply this: Is the death penalty justifiable or not? Plagued by the issues concerning the death penalty, the Parents of Parks' victim are at home arguing their views on the verdict from the case. Maggie, the victim's mother, stands to argue that the death penalty is not justifiable. Her husband, Mike, does not agree with his wife. He wants justice to be served. For Mike, the death penalty will be the only justice for what has happened to his son. Maggie: I want to thank you for making dinner. It was very good. Mike: It is my pleasure. Maggie: Would you like to join me for a walk? The night is beautiful today, and I can use a little exercise after eating that wonderful dinner. Mike: No thank you. Actually, I was going to ask you if you would join me in the living room. I would really like to talk to you about the case. Although Allen ver
dict was decided a while ago, you and I have never really had an opportunity to talk about it. We have both been so busy getting ourselves back on track at work, so we have neglected to discuss our views on these intending of Jones. Maggie: Yea, you're right. It would be good that we talked about the case. Mike: You go ahead to the living room and I'll get us some hot milk tea. Maggie: That sounds good, thank a lot. But, I don't want any sugar in it this time though. Mike: Here we go. It is your milk tea. Maggie: Thank you. Now that we have time to ourselves, what was it about the case that you wanted to talk about? Mike: Well, I have been giving a lot of thought to the decision that was reached by the jury. I must say that I am very pleased to see that Jacky Park will be receiving the gas chamber after what he did to our son. After thinking about if for a while, I concluded that the only justice that could be served in this case is the death penalty. I believe that we can now close this chapter on our tragedy and get on with our lives. With Park' death, I see a chance to rest easier at night. I see a chance for our son to rest as well. Maggie: Our son is dead. No death penalty will justify his death or bring him back. I am curious about something. Mike: What is it? Maggie: Would you have gone to sleep the night of the verdict and then waken up the next day even if Park was not sentenced to the gas chamber? Mike: I'm sure that eventually I would have. Yes. Maggie: Would you have gone back to work if the verdict was not the death penalty? Considering the fact that we have bills to pay. Mike: Of course, I would have. I would not want to see any of our bill pile up. I must make sure that they are not a burden to us. Maggie: So you would have slept, woken up. You would have gone to work. I would assume that you would have also done most things that make up a daily routine as well, for example: eat, shower, and read the paper, things like that. Mike: Yea. I would have done those things that you mentioned. You and I would have had to do those things. Maggie: Well, then we would have
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Approximate Word count = 1409
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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