Abolish the Death Penalty
The death penalty, both in the U.S. and around the world, is discriminatory and is used disproportionately against the poor, minorities and members of racial, ethnic and religious communities. Since humans are fallible, the risk of executing the innocent can never be eliminated.
-Amnesty International
All people are valuable - if treated respectfully and valued in society - the behavior of all people will improve.
-Piaget: Social Learning Theory
LIFE: The individual's right to life should be considered inviolable except in certain highly restricted and extreme circumstances, such as the use of deadly force to protect one's own or others' lives.
- Core Values of American Constitutional Democracy (www.pbs.org)