According to the Associated Press, "Forty-eight year-old, John Muhammad, also known as the "D.C. Sniper," died by legal injection at 9:11 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
Muhammad was executed for killing Dean Harold Meyers, who was shot in the head at a Manassas gas station during the spree across Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Relatives of the victims watched from behind glass, separated from the rest of the 27witnesses at Greensville Correctional Center, south of Richmond."
As I have continuosly followed up on the news reports pertainting to this story, I cannot help but think that the United States justice system continues to grow more and more inconsistent.
The same charges that have been brought up against other individuals who have been found guilty of first degree murder, have resulted in thier sentence to prison. Why did John Muhammad deserve to die? Was the murder of Dean Meyers so different from the many other victims who's lives have been swept away from them in an instance?
I can answer that; NO! I do not think that any individual has the authority to decide the fate of someone else's life. I oppose all types of death sentences and despite the inhumane acts that he may have participated in, this man did not deserve to be killed.
By Natalia Rawls
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