Quotes By Elizabeth Wurtzel

[iAmAStreaker]

From More, Now, Again by Elizabeth Wurtzel . . .



?I?d rather they just handed a bunch of M-16s to the victims? families and friends and have them wreak havoc and revenge on the criminal- at least that would be natural, at least that would be human. Not HUMANE, but human. The idea that a man in his holding cell on death row is put on a suicide watch- heaven forbid he takes his own life and denies the executioners the opportunity to do it and punish him properly- defines the sickness of the whole business (death row) to me.?



?We already know that killers are bad people, but by using the death penalty, we become bad too. They?ve already done wrong, but the glee we get on our faces as we shout ?burn, baby, burn? makes us ugly, makes us vengeful and sad, turns us into pathetic people. The opportunity to be merciful is one that most beautiful rights that we have, the possibility that we can be better than the worst things that happen to us, that we can take the horror to use it as a way to become nobler- why should we pass up this chance??

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I just found those quotes very true.

[depressedmoonchild]

true... very true.. i really like Elizabeth Wurtzel. Good writer.

[SexyLittleDoll]

I'd have to agree those are truthful..