N.J. to vote on abolishing death penalty

[minionofmidas]

"New Jersey is going to be a beacon on the hill."

First for everything I suppose.

Oh no we aren't the richest state in the nation and don't have the best education system.

The latter kind of follows from the former, and the former isn't exactly due to any sort of policy or action on the part of any political individual or group.

Actually, it's the result of all that highly effective corruption.

[minionofmidas]

Generally a good decision, although I'm not sure if I would want to throw away the DP entirely (there might be one criminal or two every 20 or so years, hopefully more, that truely merits the DP).

Hopefully? You hope for dreadful crimes?

Oh yes. You're studying law. That explains it I guess.