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Friday, October 4, 2013

THE VFFDP RESPONDS TO RENNY CUSHING’S OPPOSITION TO THE DEATH PENALTY



            We, the VFFDP, respects Renny Cushing’s opposition to the death penalty but we disagree with what he says and also his abolitionist work. We would like to make a rebutting statement to him but let us hear from him.

And while his family wanted justice, Cushing testified that killing the man who killed his dad wasn't the answer.

"The death penalty would not have brought my father back, it would only further victimize another family," he said. "If we make those who kill make us into killers, then evil triumphs. And we all lose."

“Before my father’s murder I had evolved a set of values that included a respect for life and an opposition to the death penalty. For me to change my beliefs because my father was murdered would only give more power to his killers, for they would then take not only his life but also his main legacy to me: the values he instilled. The same is true for society. If we let murderers turn us to murder, we give them too much power. They succeed in bringing us to their way of thinking and acting, and we become what we say we abhor.”

REBUTTAL:
<<"The death penalty would not have brought my father back, it would only further victimize another family," he said. "If we make those who kill make us into killers, then evil triumphs. And we all lose.">> Of course, it will not bring any victim back from the dead. No punishment can, why not we also say prison does not bring the victim back to life, we do not incarcerate them at all. 

Victimize another family? For Renny’s case, we respect his decision. But for other VFFDP members who want justice for their loved ones, it will not victimize them but bring them justice for the dead.

<<"If we make those who kill make us into killers, then evil triumphs. And we all lose.">> When we execute those who commit murder, we are protecting our country from violent people and providing justice to the VFFDP. No way, it does not make us killers and evil does not triumph at all. If we let all murderers live, evil will triumph for sure. We, the VFFDP, do not want those murderers to re offend again. We want to protect our communities. 


Please see these two message from the late President Ronald Reagan:
 



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