The cover of the book is nothing to go crazy about but it is hard hitting with the stand out yellow font which led me to read the blurb for more details.
The blurb is controversial. I felt all kinds of emotions just at the snippet of information.
The story itself was eye opening. I know unspeakable things happen all over the world but it really blows my mind that the death penalty is still a thing. In my opinion it just isn't right to kill someone (wether they deserve it or not) and end their life. It doesn't bring justice and it doesn't change what they did (if proven).
This case really moved me because Richard Glossip is seemingly innocent and to have spent over eighteen years in prison and on three occassions come so close to his exocution, even having his last meal and saying goodbye to friends and family is hard enough to do once (i imagine) let alone to go through that three times.
It is awful to think that he could be completely innocent and has spent most of his life behind bars, you can't compensate someone for that at all.
Equally i thought that Justin Sneed was treated awfully too. At the time he was only nineteen. Mixed up in trouble and going on to kill Barry Van Treese. Despite the evidence pointing to Justin i do feel sympathy for him as he wasn't given a fair trial and neither was Glossip. I do think Justin is guilty so i don't have too much sympathy.
This was a good book that really opened my eyes to the injustices that go on while the people that caused them still get to go home daily to families and friends and no major repercussions if any.
It is sad to find out that Ian Woods now has no contact with Glossip currently due to a dispute between them both but i will be following the news to keep up to date with goings on.
The blurb is controversial. I felt all kinds of emotions just at the snippet of information.
The story itself was eye opening. I know unspeakable things happen all over the world but it really blows my mind that the death penalty is still a thing. In my opinion it just isn't right to kill someone (wether they deserve it or not) and end their life. It doesn't bring justice and it doesn't change what they did (if proven).
This case really moved me because Richard Glossip is seemingly innocent and to have spent over eighteen years in prison and on three occassions come so close to his exocution, even having his last meal and saying goodbye to friends and family is hard enough to do once (i imagine) let alone to go through that three times.
It is awful to think that he could be completely innocent and has spent most of his life behind bars, you can't compensate someone for that at all.
Equally i thought that Justin Sneed was treated awfully too. At the time he was only nineteen. Mixed up in trouble and going on to kill Barry Van Treese. Despite the evidence pointing to Justin i do feel sympathy for him as he wasn't given a fair trial and neither was Glossip. I do think Justin is guilty so i don't have too much sympathy.
This was a good book that really opened my eyes to the injustices that go on while the people that caused them still get to go home daily to families and friends and no major repercussions if any.
It is sad to find out that Ian Woods now has no contact with Glossip currently due to a dispute between them both but i will be following the news to keep up to date with goings on.