Facts

Mrs. Moechel, excellent letter. It appears that you are a full-fledged supporter of Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing. As an American citizen you have every right to stand up for your beliefs. Having said that, you would be against the execution of Philip Workman if you would have witnessed the account first hand and sworn that he aimed and fired the weapon with malice, killing Ronald Oliver. You are against the death penalty under any and all circumstances. Therefore your account of the history of this case is flawed by your closed mindedness. Open your mind and the rest will follow.

The execution is scheduled because of the fact that Philip Workman used a firearm to commit a felony and a human life was taken from us because of his actions. In my opinion it doesn't matter if the fatal bullet came from Workman's gun, his actions are the reason that Officer Oliver died that rainy night of August 5, 1981 in Memphis. Philip Workman admits, morally speaking, he's not an innocent man - that he created the circumstances that led to the police officer's death.

I am a death penalty supporter. I feel that some crimes warrant the death penalty. I believe that if you commit a crime and a innocent human being loses their life because of your actions, then this should be a death penalty case. I try to be consistent in my thoughts and beliefs. I believe in law and order. I will give you order if you do not commit a crime against me. But, commit a crime against me and you will be out of order. It is just that simple.

As for the American Bar Association finding that Tennessee’s death penalty system is severely flawed, well, what else can you expect out of an organization of Shyster Lawyers. They are no different than prisoners and welfare recipients. They live off of the taxpayers. Their organization is the one that made the system severely flawed in the first place. They want an unlimited appeals process. The more frivolous appeals they can file the longer they don't have to earn a honest living.

Just an honest perspective from an honest American citizen.