This book is very interesting indeed. Giving lots of information about the death penalty, including its history and the moral issues with the act itself along with the problems it has encountered during its use. This really leaves the reader questioning the morals of the punishment itself.
The authors journalist career shone through here and I think this book is as much a case to abolish this form of punishment all together as it is the story of Richard Glossip. I learnt so many, frankly shocking things about the US judictional system from this book and am surprised to learn such convictions can be passed on circumstantial evidence, particularly given that the person who actually committed the act and provided the evidence against Richard is already behind bars!
I wish this book had a conclusion though as Richard Glossip’s fate is still very uncertain and I hope Ian Woods is able to rewrite the ending of this book in the near future.
The authors journalist career shone through here and I think this book is as much a case to abolish this form of punishment all together as it is the story of Richard Glossip. I learnt so many, frankly shocking things about the US judictional system from this book and am surprised to learn such convictions can be passed on circumstantial evidence, particularly given that the person who actually committed the act and provided the evidence against Richard is already behind bars!
I wish this book had a conclusion though as Richard Glossip’s fate is still very uncertain and I hope Ian Woods is able to rewrite the ending of this book in the near future.