The Sunday, July 10th New York Times' Opinion Section includes an article titled "Redemption in Birmingham" which questions whether mercy is "due a Birminghman man whose 11-year old died in a 1963 Klan church bombing. After reading the article, post your opinion in the blog and state why you feel the way you do. Be ready to discuss the article and your opinion in class for extra credit.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/opinion/sunday/10birmingham.html?_r=1&ref=opinion
Sunday, July 10, 2011
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I personally do not think that mercy is due because of his daughter's murder but i do think that he deserves perdon because of his age. I do not see what they get from sending a sick 85 years old man to jail especially when he paid his restitution to the government.
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