Sadness

Well, it's been a long day. I'm so worn out. I feel like I'm breathing in slow motion. At least I'm still breathing. More than I'll be able to say for James Hudson who will be executed by the commonwealth of Virginia tonight at 9pm. From what I understand of the case, he is guilty of shooting three people in cold blood over a dispute about a driveway. He has given up his appeals and asked the courts to put him to death immediately. He feels guilty for what he did, and he should feel terribly guilty for committing such an awful act against humanity.

It's cases like these that test my belief that capital punishment is wrong. I hate the acts that he did to end the life of others. I'm mad at him for it, and I don't know any of these people that he gunned down. But I cannot bring myself to support the same act of violence. I cannot support state sponsored murder, even when I yearn for revenge to satisfy my basic un-evolved desires. This isn't a discussion as to why capital punishment is right or wrong, I'm sure I will talk about that senselessness later.

Tonight as I go to a vigil against state sponsored murder I will think about those whose lives he took, I'll think about them most, but I'll think about how we perpetuate the issue by killing people to show people that killing people is wrong.

Tonight, I feel sadness.