spent most of the day with his minister and family, praying and talking of what was

to come. At 8:20 he was walked from his cell down to the long hall to the

execution room and strapped in the electric chair. At 8:30 p.m. the first jolt of

1900 volts passed through Mr. Evans' body. It lasted 30 seconds. Sparks and

flames erupted from the electrode tied to Mr. Evans' leg. His body slammed

against the straps holding him in the chair and his fist clenched permanently. The

electrode then burst from the strap holding it in place. A large puff of gray smoke

and sparks pored out from under the hood that covered his face. An overpowering

stench of burnt flesh and clothing began pervading the witness room. Two doctors

then examined Mr. Evans and declared that he was not dead.

The electrode was then refastened and Mr. Evans was given another 30-second

jolt. The stench was nauseating. Again the doctors examined h

executions expose more of the violence and injustice that are in everyone. It is

Some of those who support the death penalty defend it as a cost-effective

more than four cases a year in which an entirely innocent person has been

At 8:44 p.m. he was pronounced dead. The execution took 14 minutes. Afterward

In 1975 two African American men in Florida, Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee,

criminal returning to previous activity, (2) to rehabilitate the offender; and (3) to

lead and abolish capital punishment.

least as well (Robinson, 1999, October 7). Killing is not the answer (Bender&

10)(Robinson, 1999, October 7). This is more than the current cost of 60 years of

crime, but justice doesn't demand killing those whom are already imprisoned

There is no way to counter death but with life-we can mourn those who are lost

parole as an alternative to death. This has proven just a successful as the death

Also, states with no death penalty had a lower average murder rate than those with

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