A juror's reflections on the death penalty | Lindy Lou Isonhood
TED Talks Daily26 Feb 2019

A juror's reflections on the death penalty | Lindy Lou Isonhood

Lindy Lou Isonhood grew up in a town where the death penalty was a fact of life, part of the unspoken culture. But after she served as a juror in a capital murder trial -- and voted "yes" to sentencing a guilty man to death -- something inside her changed. In this engaging and personal talk, Isonhood reflects on the question she's been asking herself in the 25 years since the trial: Am I a murderer?

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