Kansas City Star Demands Missouri Abolish Death Penalty

As my grandma often replied to so many of lil TKC's humble requests . . . "Yes, and souls in Hell want ice water."

Accordingly . . .

A Sunday throwaway editorial from the Kansas City Star isn't likely to persuade or reveal any new development in the conversation. 

At this point the newspaper seems happy to merely preach to the choir. 

Here's the crux of their argument . . .

The death penalty is cruel and inhumane. Its application is fraught with risk of error. And study after study has shown the death penalty doesn’t deter violent crime . . .

Racial and economic disparities exist at nearly every stage of the capital punishment process, studies have consistently shown.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

No more Missouri executions, Mike Parson. Everyone from the pope down sees it's wrong

OPINION AND COMMENTARY Little evidence suggests Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will spare the life of convicted cop killer Kevin Johnson, a Missouri death row inmate scheduled to be put to death this fall. Just last year, Parson ignored a plea from Pope Francis to stay the execution of an intellectually disabled man.