Final reckoning: states allow victims' families to watch executions
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Oklahoma may soon join six other states that allow victims' family members to witness convicted murderers' executions. The Oklahoma bill is co-sponsored by Brooks Douglas, a state senator who was shot at the same time his parents were murdered in 1979. Proponents of such viewings say they help bring closure to survivors, and that no one has a greater right to be present. Opponents say such viewings serve no purpose, and can be harmful to the viewers. Viewing of executions are legal in California, Texas, Virginia, Louisiana, Illinois and Washington.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1996
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'It's just a quarrel;' some states offer no domestic violence protection to gays
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The legal system is just starting to acknowledge domestic violence in the gay and lesbian communities. The San Francisco-based National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, made up of 25 advocacy groups for gays and lesbians, states that the type and prevalence of homosexual domestic violence reflects heterosexual violence of the same kind. According to the coalition, however, gays and lesbians are protected less than other victims of violence. Moreover, the sodomy laws of 21 states may discourage the reporting of same-sex domestic violence.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1998
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