We as a country have been dramatically changing our notions about clemency and the death penalty in the past half decade.
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There's now considerable public skepticism about whether all those being executed are really guilty and that has cast doubt on the whole system.Richard Dieter
Whether this act (lying to agents) fits the federal death penalty law may have been a tougher question without his testimony. Whether his acts a month or months ahead of time directly caused these deaths is a good question. The fact that the defendant himself says they were directly connected doesn't necessarily prove it, but it was enough for the jury.
Richard Dieter
Mental health will increasingly be reviewed. I think governors sense it's permissible to make these kinds of decisions. The death penalty is being debated everywhere.
Richard Dieter
The issue has multiple sides to it, so it's not so easy to pummel your opponent with it. (Politicians) don't want to be seen abolishing the death penalty permanently but don't want to be seen as cavalier about it, either.
Richard Dieter
A lot of states seem comfortable with a stalemate on the death penalty. Executions are rare in most states but they're not ready to get rid of them.
Richard Dieter
The thing that stands out to me is the breadth of the decline, ... I think if it were just one year or one of those numbers, it would be less consequential. What we're witnessing is a pullback from the death penalty across the country.
Richard Dieter
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