Execution of Mothers
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“Reluctance to Execute Women May Save Mother Who Killed 3 Sons” (Nov. 26) mentions that mothers who escape the death penalty are often portrayed as victims, but where is the justice for the real victims of their crimes? Where is the sympathy for the children whose lives were lost at the hands of the person who brought them into this world? The death of a child at a mother’s hand is the ultimate betrayal. Why doesn’t the punishment fit the crime?
Sara Rice
Palos Verdes Estates
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