McCann was quoted in the New York Times piece as saying "To participate in the killing of another human being, it diminishes the respect for life. Period." McCann added, "Although I am a district attorney, I have a gut suspicion of the state wielding the power of the death over anybody."
I very much agree with McCann and the people of Taiwan should consider his position carefully.
Fu Jen University is to be commended on sponsoring a study on the death penalty in Taiwan along with the conference they will host on the issue next year. It is time to inject reason and facts into a debate that usually is swept away by emotion and ignorance.
Brian Kennedy is a member of the Board of Amnesty International Taiwan and of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights.
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