Link : http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bal-md.kane05feb05,0,6557087.column
1. Fred A. Romano and his family had to deal with the murder of there beloved family member, Dawn Garvin. Dawn's killer was facing the death penalty for killer her and 2 others. The family did not want revenge they just wanted justice but attorneys argued that putting him in jail for life was justice. Then the family argued that if law makers changed the life sentence later he could be freed so there was no justice in it.
2. The author does not make a clear main statement , he just puts up both arguments and states both sides reasoning.
3. " My problem with it is that 10 years from now some other idiot will come along and say life without parole is too harsh , Then they'll pass a bill granting them parole and then we'll have a bunch of murderers walking the streets. "
" Revenge would be going out and killing one of [the murderer's] family members , The death penalty isn't revenge. It's the law. "
Claims? Assertions?
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