Should A Dead Man Have To Walk Essay - 1136 Words

Normally, due to the pain and suffering content, I do not partake in the viewing of movies such as Dead Man Walking; directed by Tim Robbins; starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn. However, this is an opinion paper and I enjoy expressing my opinion when asked. The film is based on the nonfiction book by Sister Helen Prejean. In the film, a Louisiana nun becomes spiritual advisor to a convict on death row, and tries to get him to accept responsibility for his actions. I believe religion and the death penalty are the two main focuses in the film. The convict, portrayed by Penn, has been on death row for six years. He was one of two men convicted of a double murder and a rape. The other guy was not sentenced to death, only life without†¦show more content†¦I was astonished when Penn admitted his guilt to Sister Helen at the end of the movie. I believed he was innocent up to that point. I had begun to feel sorry for him, thinking that he had been wrongfully accused of such a hor rible crime; however I feel that it is a crime that his cohort did not receive the same punishment as he. I cannot say that I agree with the death penalty, but I have never been put in that situation. At this point in my life I do not believe that one who murders should be murdered. After all death is the great escape, right? People see or hear about people, on the news or in the paper, that voluntarily kill themselves just â€Å"to get away from it all†. I feel the greatest punishment for any man to endure is the obstruction of freedom. Surely death is no worse than watching one’s own life waste away in a cold dark prison cell. If a man is sentenced to death rather than life in prison, he is lucky. Of course, if I were in the shoes of the parents of the victims I might be singing a different tune. 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