Murder Victims Family Members
Rejecting a policy of vengeance in the name of murder victims’ family members
A core argument advanced by proponents of the death penalty is that it provides “justice” and “closure” to the family members and friends of the murder victim and is necessary to assuage the grief suffered by the family of the murder victim. This proposition has a powerful emotional appeal. The American public has a natural well of sympathy for family members and friends of the victims of violent crime. Prosecutors and politicians who defend the use of the death penalty continue to work to exploit this sympathy.
Journey of Hope…From Violence to Healing provides voices of murder victim family members who reject this policy of vengeance and are working to bring about an end to the death penalty. We spread the message of forgiveness and love to hundreds of thousands of people in the United States and throughout the world.
