Death defying : dismantling the execution machinery in 21st century U.S.A. / Pam McAllister.
2003
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Title
Death defying : dismantling the execution machinery in 21st century U.S.A. / Pam McAllister.
Published
New York : Continuum, 2003.
Call Number
HV8699.U5 M38 2003
ISBN
082641463X
Description
192 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)51991827
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-180) and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Death Defying Steps of Extraordinary Optimism
11
1
The Sad and Sordid History of Capital Punishment
15
Which crimes fit this punishment?
15
The global shift away from capital punishment
20
Crimes of the famously executed
23
Not for humans only
29
Waiting: Life on the edge of the abyss
31
Which postures fit the penalty?: methods of execution - from the cross to the syringe
37
2
Three Myths about the Death Penalty
43
The myth of closure
44
The myth of deterrence
50
The myth of proportionality (or - only the worst-of-the-worst get the ultimate punishment)
53
3
Finding Common Ground
59
We all want to be safe
59
We want our criminal justice system to be fair
61
Seven ways in which the death penalty is routinely unfair
64
4
Facing Complicated Truths
83
Revenge: it may feel good in the moment, but there's hell to pay the next day
84
Capital punishment impacts those who impose it
88
People can change
93
5
Varieties of Nonviolent Action toward the Abolition of Capital Punishment
101
I
Nonviolent protest and persuasion
103
II
Nonviolent noncooperation
128
III
Nonviolent intervention: actions that disrupt business as usual
133
IV
Building the new society - one paper clip at a time
142
V
Organizing in the religious context
145
Some good news for activists
149
6
Let It Get under Your Skin (make it personal)
153
Meditate on the details
156
In case I'm murdered
159
Say their names - resist disappearance
160
App. 1
165
App. 2
169
Sources
171
Index
181