Coretta Scott King - As one whose husband and mother-in-law have died the victims of murder and assa...

Coretta Scott King Zitate

As one whose husband and mother-in-law have died the victims of murder and assassination, I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for those convicted of capital offenses... An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation.

Coretta Scott King

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Als einer, dessen Ehemann und Schwiegermutter die Opfer von Mord und Ermordung sind, stehe ich fest und eindeutig gegen die Todesstrafe für diejenigen, die wegen Kapitalstraftaten verurteilt wurden. Eine böse Tat wird nicht durch eine böse Tat der Vergeltung erlöst .

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