When the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice held hearings last week on the fairness of the death penalty, I didn't expect all the details of more than 6 hours of hearings to be covered in my local newspaper, the Sacramento Bee. I was surprised, however, to see the Sacramento Bee article covering the hearings did not even mention the many murder victim family members who oppose the death penalty who spent all day at that hearing to share the stories I excerpt in my video. Instead, the Sacramento Bee only quoted a murder victim family member supporting the death penalty who did not even speak at the hearing.
The online version of the Sacramento Bee article I am criticizing is available at: www.sacbee.com
Video of the entire January 10, 2008, hearing is available from the California Channel at: www.calchannel.com
Also, more information about the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice is available at: www.ccfaj.org
Finally, a lot more testimonials from victims of crimes seeking alternatives to the death penalty are available at: www.californiacrimevictims.org
