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Anti-death penalty group ends 300-mile walk in Raleigh

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

(Updated 11:35 am)

By The Associated Press

RALEIGH (AP) — People who want the death penalty abolished in North Carolina are wrapping up a 300-mile pilgrimage by lobbying the legislature.

Members of the group Sojourners for Abolition and Reconciliation planned to arrive Tuesday morning at the Legislative Building and hold a press conference.

Organizer Scott Bass is one of four people who has walked all or almost the entire way from Raleigh to the coast and back since June 14. They carry a cross and banner.

Bass said he's pleased with the dialogue they've had with people curious about their trip. They've talked about capital punishment as well as about remembering family members of murder victims and of their perpetrators.

Last year's pilgrimage began in Raleigh and ended in Washington.

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Lakeshia

June 30, 2009 - 7:56 am EDT

Silly me, I thought the death penalty had been abolished - just look at Blanche Taylor Moore - she has now been receiving free housing, utilities, clothing, food, and medical care for more than 18 years - all courtesy of the tax payers -