The speaker gives a brief history of Chessman's life. With a disabled mother and living in poverty, he resorted to burglary and car theft. Marrying in 1940, he divorced a year later and was convicted in 1941 of robbery and assault. In jail he spent his time teaching subjects and debating, only to be caught in 1947 as the red-light bandit, so he was then trialed for 18 charges. This case became a legal-limbo for Chessman who had 8 executions spared out of 9. Thus in this panel capital punishment and abolishment are discussed, including statistics on the pros and cons of the death penalty. Speakers discuss the importance of the deterrent effect, rather than executions.
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The speaker gives a brief history of Chessman's life. With a disabled mother and living in poverty, he resorted to burglary and car theft. Marrying in 1940, he divorced a year later and was convicted in 1941 of robbery and assault. In jail he spent his time teaching subjects and debating, only to be caught in 1947 as the red-light bandit, so he was then trialed for 18 charges. This case became a legal-limbo for Chessman who had 8 executions spared out of 9. Thus in this panel capital punishment and abolishment are discussed, including statistics on the pros and cons of the death penalty. Speakers discuss the importance of the deterrent effect, rather than executions.
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