Would you write to some one in prison on death row?

damagegt · 13-03-2010 12:27AM #1

Im thinking of writing to someone in prison on death row in the states,no one in particular but i hear you can do it through amnesty international.Just wondering what your thought on this would be?

Hank_Jones · 13-03-2010 12:28AM

Personally I think that you would be opening yourself up to a whole world of pain.
Would you really know what to say to a person who is waiting to be killed?

WindSock · 13-03-2010 12:29AM

Yeah I would. I did in fact. Never got around to sending it though. I had my dude all picked out and all. He's probably long gone by now. He seemed like the nicest out of the lot and wasn't going on about being wronged. RIP dude.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 13-03-2010 12:30AM

Bull**** comment, do it for ****s and giggles.

In reality, it would probably really upset you.

kryogen · 13-03-2010 12:30AM

i actually have a pretty sick sense of humour, so i could think of plenty of things to write to a person on death row

however if you are a more sensitive soul, i wouldnt, sure why try make a connection with someone who is gonna be put to sleep like a sick puppy?

staker · 13-03-2010 12:30AM

I'm gonna need a driving licence too.

Dj Stiggie · 13-03-2010 12:31AM

I agree with Hank, it could be painful when the execution comes

But at the same time it is very compassionate, and whether or not they "deserve" to be executed for their crime, its something I would appreciate in that situation.

Go for it OP, just try not to get emotionally involved

13-03-2010 12:33AM

Yeah you're setting yourself up to be upset.

marbar · 13-03-2010 12:34AM

woudl knock the whole "so what are you up to" conversation on the head anyway

Rented Mule · 13-03-2010 12:34AM

I am going to start writing to inmates on Death Row to wish them 'the best of luck on your upcoming trip'.

damagegt · 13-03-2010 12:34AM

well im a pretty disconnected person so i wasn't planning on starting a pen pal/relationship more just tell him about my life and whats going on at the moment in my life and what not,im sure he/she wouldn't really want to hear it but im sure they would be happy someone made so effort to contact them before they died.

BigBenRoeth · 13-03-2010 12:35AM

I would.
And would like to do so.
Any info on how to do so OP

GBX · 13-03-2010 12:37AM

Might send one of them an email

damagegt · 13-03-2010 12:38AM

the reson im thinking about this is a mate of mine i hadnt seen in awhile met up and we started chatting and he tells me hes mother is been sent to the states as a character witness for a man shes been writing to for the last 20 YEARS and hes making a last appeal before hes sentenced to death next month

Pompey Magnus · 13-03-2010 12:38AM

Does Amnesty run a similar programme for writing to lend support to the families of their victims?

damagegt · 13-03-2010 12:40AM

well i been looking into it for a few days now and theres loads of shi** sites on the web but i got in contact with my mates mother and she told to contact amnesty international and they can set you in the right direction.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 13-03-2010 12:40AM

It would be a noble thing to do, especially for anyone who disagrees with the death penalty.
Dont they spend 23 hours a day inside their cells? And have a longer life expectancy if they are black?
A lot of people are put in there when they are kids, if you are up for making their time more pleasant, best wishes

damagegt · 13-03-2010 12:41AM

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

Does Amnesty run a similar programme for writing to lend support to the families of their victims?

Im not sure but im sure there is other groups that would.

Dr_Phil · 13-03-2010 12:42AM

damagegt wrote: »

Im thinking of writing to someone in prison on death row in the states,no one in particular but i hear you can do it through amnesty international.Just wondering what your thought on this would be?

My thoughts would be

Do me a favour and save taxpayer's money: die quickly.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 13-03-2010 12:44AM

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4608950

This is a link regarding Stanley 'Tookie' Williams, the founder of the crips gang who was excecuted in 2005.
Read up and I think it is without doubt that he was a product of enviroment that found redemption and did a lot of good for society from death row.

But it still seems to be 'an eye for an eye' in Christian USA. Ironically...

My name is URL · 13-03-2010 12:45AM

You could always send them a nice economical & healthy low-carb recipe option for their last meal I guess

damagegt · 13-03-2010 12:47AM

I think im just more intrigued on what there going to write back then anything else.

Dr_Phil · 13-03-2010 12:50AM

damagegt wrote: »

I think im just more intrigued on what there going to write back then anything else.

You would probably get an electricity bill for the chair.

Kiera · 13-03-2010 12:51AM

Nah i'm too much of a softie to do it.

goat2 · 13-03-2010 12:55AM

Lilyana Zealous Surgery wrote: »

It would be a noble thing to do, especially for anyone who disagrees with the death penalty.
Dont they spend 23 hours a day inside their cells? And have a longer life expectancy if they are black?
A lot of people are put in there when they are kids, if you are up for making their time more pleasant, best wishes

dont the families of the people they killed have a broken heart for 24 hours every day
better there than, causing grief to innocent families,

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 13-03-2010 12:58AM

goat2 wrote: »

dont the families of the people they killed have a broken heart for 24 hours every day
better there than, causing grief to innocent families,

Not excusing what they did, but if we like to think of ourselves as better more compassionate people then maybe we can act like it.

And if you want to think of schadenfeude maybe it would make them more miserable to know what they are missing out on

damagegt · 13-03-2010 01:00AM

true true.i think the only way i would be able to do it is try not think of any of that and try think that im just writing to any joe soap. if i started thinking like that id probably start asking them what their on death row for and i think id prefer not to know so i wouldn't judge them for it.

Mike 1972 · 13-03-2010 01:01AM

I wouldnt for the simple reason that I wouldnt have a clue what to write.

kryogen wrote: »

however if you are a more sensitive soul, i wouldnt, sure why try make a connection with someone who is gonna be put to sleep like a sick puppy?

By that logic why make a connection with anyone when theyre bound to doe sooner or later ?

goat2 · 13-03-2010 01:02AM

damagegt wrote: »

true true.i think the only way i would be able to do it is try not think of any of that and try think that im just writing to any joe soap. if i started thinking like that id probably start asking them what their on death row for and i think id prefer not to know so i wouldn't judge them for it.

not for robbing a bank

damagegt · 13-03-2010 01:04AM

Mike 1972 wrote: »

I wouldn't for the simple reason that I wouldn't have a clue what to write.

I don't think i know what im going to write either ,iv never wrote a letter in my life i imagine it going to be like when your is school,

today to Friday,it is sunny outside me and my dog went to the beach.....and so on.

Capt'n Midnight · 13-03-2010 01:07AM

Dear #56672

Can I have your stuff ?

CM.

Would you write to some one in prison on death row?

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