For attendees at Florida vigil, death penalty shows no dignity, respect for life

For attendees at Florida vigil, death penalty shows no dignity, respect for life

It was an all too familiar scene in Starke during the March 20 execution of Eddie James. Two groups trying to make sense of proper punishment of a man who murdered two people — a grandmother and a child.

For attendees at Florida vigil, death penalty shows no dignity, respect for life - Catholic Review

STARKE, Fla. (OSV News) — It was an all too familiar scene in Starke during the March 20 execution of Eddie James. Two groups trying to make sense of proper punishment of a man who murdered two people — a grandmother and a child. One group was within the walls of Florida State Prison where the death chamber is situated. That group included members of the victims’ family — of 8-year-old Toni Neuner and her grandmother, 58-year-old Betty Dick — al…