Lindy Lou Isonhood: A juror's reflections on the death penalty
Lindy Lou Isonhood: Bir jüri üyesinin idam cezası üzerine düşünceleri
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.
Gitmekte özgürsün.
go directly to your car.
doğrudan arabana git.
into the driver's seat.
of our unspoken culture.
kültürümüzün bir parçası.
o zaman idam cezası alırsınız.
the death penalty.
process took place,
justified the death penalty,
"Yes, this man is a monster,
"Evet, bu adam bir canavar
as his hair and his mustache.
saçları ve sakalı kadar siyahtı.
no doubt in his guilt.
that I just didn't understand.
ve ben anlayamıyordum.
to give this man the death penalty.
kendimi sorgulamaya başlıyordum.
only led to one decision,
tek bir karara çıkıyordu
were in conflict with each other,
the judge's instructions,
with the other 11 jurors.
11 jüriyle birlikte oy verdim.
church, ball games --
işim, kilise, top oyunlarıydı --
gerektiğini biliyordum,
stres bozukluğu teşhisi koydu
to overcome the PTSD
to talk about the trauma
travmadan bahsettiğimde
to become a silent survivor.
kazazede olmaya karar verdim.
had dropped all of his appeals,
tüm temyizlerinin düştüğünü
just started coming back.
geri gelmeye başlamıştı.
I called Bobby's attorney, and I said,
Bobby'nin avukatını aradım ve dedim ki,
on the day of his execution,
and talked about life,
orada oturduk ve yaşamdan bahsettik
for my hand in his death.
beni affetmesini istedim.
and bought a margarita.
ve bir margarita aldım.
get one big enough --
denememe --
büyük olmadığını düşünüyorum.
by the State of Mississippi.
tarafından idam edildi.
enough to talk about it,
konuşabilecek kadar açıldım.
to the other jurors.
konuşman gerekiyordur.
bulduğunu düşünüyordu.
that it took so long
bu kadar uzun sürmesine
what was wrong with him,
sorunu neydi bilmiyorum,
anything about the trial.
hiçbir şey hatırlamıyordu.
I'm gonna get from everybody else?"
he was genuinely upset
that the devastation
perişanlığın içine oturduğunu
of men to be executed
idam edilecek adamların
what he had done.
gerçekten ne yaptığını fark etti.
a responsibility in that man's death."
ölümünde sorumluluğum vardı."
20 bilmem kaç yıl sonra
with that issue.
not even his wife.
bundan bahsetmedi, eşine bile.
wanted to keep the death penalty,
muhafaza etmek isteseydi,
counseling for the jurors.
danışmanlık sağlamak zorundaydı dedi.
against the death penalty,
tamamen karşı.
crushing depression for weeks,
bu yıkıcı depresyonu yaşadığını
things to him like,
şöyle şeyler söylüyormuş,
saddened by what we were required to do.
derinden üzgün olduğu belliydi.
that he left the courthouse
in his door and unlock it,
if it was the right decision.
bilmediğini söyledi.
over and over in his head.
canlandırdığını söyledi.
the only disillusioned juror.
olmadığımı fark ettim.
into what to expect,
hakkında öngörü vermek için
ve hazırlıklı olun demek için,
to walk in one morning as a juror
feeling like a murderer.
hissederek çıkmayı istemezsiniz.
I did find some inspiration,
biraz ilham bulabildim
of my granddaughters.
on the death penalty for school,
kompozisyon yazıyordu
that this child was being raised
to her this way:
needed to be open for discussion.
açık olması gerektiğini biliyordum.
granddaughter was there, Anna,
torunum Anna oradaydı
with this death penalty issue.
uğraştığını biliyordum.
and I looked at her, and I said,
at her dad, and she said,
olmadığını biliyordum.
had taught me some lessons.
öğrettiğini öğrenmiştim.
not served on that jury,
olabileceğimi öğretti.
the eyes of my granddaughters,
they're capable and they're willing
sosyal meselelerle mücadele etmeye
to stand on their own
konusunda daha donanımlı.
Christian family
in the United States,
eyaletinden gelen birisi olarak
olduğunu söylemek için bulunuyorum.
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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