In the first days of November 2004 I spent three days working for the John Kerry campaign in Albuquerque. My then-wife Jennifer and I joined with Jim Liebman to GOTV on the city’s northwest side. We parted from him in sadness after watching the returns that evening.
Nearly eight years later, I was glad to see his long-awaited book—part of his lifelong efforts in opposition to the death penalty—managed to get a little press.
Three somewhat random observations:
- Innocents like Carlos DeLuna will continue to be wrongly executed long as Americans continue to support the death penalty.
- Eyewitnesses can be dead wrong.
- If you ever wanted an example of how one person can make a difference, and what it takes to do so, I present you Jim Liebman. Heck, he even took on reforming the New York City Public School system.
