Lindy Lou Isonhood: A juror's reflections on the death penalty
Lindy Lou Isonhood: Reflecțiile unui jurat asupra pedepsei cu moartea
Lindy Lou Isonhood served as Juror No. 2 on a capital murder trial in 1994 -- an experience that changed her life. Full bio
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You are free to go.
Sunteți liberi să plecați.
go directly to your car.
mergeți direct la mașinile dumneavoastră.
into the driver's seat.
of our unspoken culture.
din cultura noastră tacită.
the death penalty.
process took place,
a juraților, m-au întrebat:
justified the death penalty,
condamnarea la moarte,
"Yes, this man is a monster,
„Da, omul ăsta este un monstru,
și mă uitam la mâinile lui
în celula lui,
as his hair and his mustache.
ca părul și mustața.
no doubt in his guilt.
în privința vinovăției lui.
that I just didn't understand.
și nu înțelegeam ce.
to give this man the death penalty.
acest om la moarte.
only led to one decision,
către o singură decizie,
were in conflict with each other,
the judge's instructions,
with the other 11 jurors.
alături de ceilalți 11 jurați.
defectuos în acțiune.
la fel ca înainte?
church, ball games --
copii, muncă, biserică, sporturi
de stres post-traumatic
to overcome the PTSD
de a trece peste
to talk about the trauma
să vorbesc despre traumă
to become a silent survivor.
o supraviețuitoare tăcută.
had dropped all of his appeals,
a renunțat să mai facă apel,
just started coming back.
începeau să iasă la suprafață.
I called Bobby's attorney, and I said,
l-am sunat pe avocatul lui Bobby:
înainte să fie executat?”
on the day of his execution,
în ziua execuției,
and talked about life,
și am vorbit despre viață,
for my hand in his death.
ce l-am avut în condamnarea sa.
and bought a margarita.
și am comandat o margarita.
get one big enough --
by the State of Mississippi.
de către Statul Mississippi.
enough to talk about it,
și să vorbesc despre asta,
to the other jurors.
that it took so long
că a durat atât de mult
what was wrong with him,
anything about the trial.
I'm gonna get from everybody else?"
ce aveam să le primesc de la toți.
că l-am găsit pe Allen.
he was genuinely upset
era cu adevărat supărat
that the devastation
of men to be executed
persoanelor ce urmau să fie executate
what he had done.
cu adevărat ce a făcut.
a responsibility in that man's death."
la moartea acestui om”, mi-a zis.
20 și ceva de ani mai târziu,
with that issue.
cu această problemă.
not even his wife.
nici măcar cu soția.
wanted to keep the death penalty,
să păstreze pedeapsa cu moartea,
counseling for the jurors.
against the death penalty,
pedepsei capitale.
crushing depression for weeks,
săptămâni întregi,
things to him like,
a fost Ken.
saddened by what we were required to do.
de ceea ce a trebuit să facem.
that he left the courthouse
de la tribunal
in his door and unlock it,
if it was the right decision.
over and over in his head.
the only disillusioned juror.
singura decepționată dintre jurați.
experienței noastre
into what to expect,
a ceea ce îi așteaptă,
și să fie pregătiți,
to walk in one morning as a juror
într-un tribunal în calitate de jurat
feeling like a murderer.
simțindu-se ca un criminal.
I did find some inspiration,
din viața mea, mi-am găsit inspirația
of my granddaughters.
on the death penalty for school,
despre pedeapsa cu moartea,
that this child was being raised
că acest copil era crescut
to her this way:
experiența mea astfel:
needed to be open for discussion.
un subiect ce trebuia dezbătut.
într-o comunitate
granddaughter was there, Anna,
de 16 ani, Anna,
with this death penalty issue.
cu acest subiect al pedepsei cu moartea.
and I looked at her, and I said,
și am întrebat-o:
at her dad, and she said,
către tatăl ei și a zis:
had taught me some lessons.
not served on that jury,
the eyes of my granddaughters,
they're capable and they're willing
este capabilă și își dorește
sociale dificile.
to stand on their own
Christian family
conservatoare creștină,
in the United States,
al Statelor Unite,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lindy Lou Isonhood - Wife, mother, grandmother, friendLindy Lou Isonhood served as Juror No. 2 on a capital murder trial in 1994 -- an experience that changed her life.
Why you should listen
As Lindy Lou Isonhood writes: "I was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, in December 1951 and was raised by my grandmother, a widow with nine children. She was my salvation. From her nurturing I acquired my integrity, independence and strength. She impacted the lives of all around her. I was employed for over half my life: as a federal police officer in the 1970s, then I went on to be the first female letter carrier with the US Postal Service in Jackson for seven years, followed by 18 years in the MS Army National Guard. I ended my working career as an office manager after 13 years with an architectural firm.
"A strong Christian, I am married to a retired colonel who is a very staunch conservative, like me. I'm the mother of two children, a son and a daughter, and three grandchildren -- all girls! The hearts of my life! There is nothing extraordinary about me. I have never achieved fame or any outstanding records or recognition. Never received a college degree although I have many accumulated hours. But my life reached a turning point when I served as a juror in the sentencing phase of a capital murder trial in 1994. This experience changed me from the inside out."
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