- Gebundene Ausgabe: 242 Seiten
- Verlag: Poncha Pr (Februar 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0970186274
- ISBN-13: 978-0970186270
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 21,3 x 14 x 2,3 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 2.286.469 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Diaz's powerful examination of the death penalty opens with a detailed description of the crimes of serial killer Edward Castro, a man whose execution Diaz witnessed. In 1986, Castro was responsible for three brutal murders and confessed when picked up by the Florida police on an unrelated issue. Diaz, a sociology and criminology professor at a college in Minnesota, was undecided about his stance on the death penalty. On one hand, he opposed it on moral grounds, but he had also seen the devastation such callous and sadistic killers wrought. When he learned the states of Texas and Florida needed volunteers to witness executions, he sent them both letters. Florida called on him. From that moment up until (and beyond) the execution itself, Diaz agonized over the process--including wrongful convictions and botched executions--and the consequences of the state taking a life, even that of a murderer. Readers on both sides of the death-penalty debate will find much to ponder in this thoughtful assessment of the U.S.' highest form of punishment. Kristine Huntley
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Disturbing Account of Both Serial Killings and Death Penalty
1. April 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
The Execution of a Serial Killer begins by taking readers on a disturbing journey through the unspeakable crimes of a sociopath, with descriptive narration of the savagery of Edward Castro and of several other serial killers and the emotional and physical torture endured by their victims. Although opposed to the death penalty myself, the accounts quickly and temporarily induced a desire for revenge and for the death penalty, a normal human response to such brutal killings.
But author Joseph Diaz continues by sharing his own experience of indecision in regards to the death penalty, which is compounded by various arguments on both sides of the issue. Finally, when faced with witnessing the execution of Castro, the author comes to terms with the death penalty, concluding it is not the solution.
What especially captured me was the author's style and candidness. He has a sense of humor that is used appropriately, helping to relieve some of the edginess that builds from the intense subject. I was able to know the author as he shared his innermost thoughts that at times, if not odd, bordered on bizarre. Yet, they were very much like the thoughts that sometimes pop into my own mind and that we probably all encounter but would be unwilling to share with even our closest confidant.
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Witness To A State-Sponsored Killing
22. April 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Edward Castro was a piece of work. He was a sociopathic serial killer who enjoyed his life of crime way too much. Professor Joseph Diaz is a Professor of Sociology who specializes in criminology and antisocial behavior, has a wife and kids, and is a very Christian man. Professor Diaz was also a person who used to be ambivalent about the death penalty. The Execution Of A Serial Killer is Professor Diaz' very personal story of how he came to watch Edward Castro executed by the State of Florida, and what effect this event had on his thinking. I was thoroughly involved with Diaz' physical and mental journey, and highly recommend this book, especially to those folks who are either ambivalent about the death penalty or pro-death penalty, but couldn't see themselves pushing the button personally.
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gripping.... a must read
12. September 2008
Format:Taschenbuch
This book a must read. Gripping from the first page to the last. Dr. Diaz goes into more than just the behavior of Edward Castro. He explores other factors that helped contributed to what may have caused Castro to become a killer. While exploring these factors, one theme is constant - Castro was responsible for his actions. This book also explores the effects witnessing an execution has on those who witnessed it. This book is in two words.....well done.
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