From + The + Vault: My Brother-in-Law Wouldn't Have Wanted His Killer to Face the Death Penalty

Blog Post from October 1, 2015

The From the Vault* was initially posted on October 1, 2015 on The Huffington Post. It has been lightly edited, and many of the original links are dead. In light of the recent executions, I felt this was one to share again.

When I was in high school, I was on the debate team. I distinctly remember the season when we debated capital punishment, and I was…