The Diane Rehm Show on WAMU radio (American University, Washington, D.C.) had a death penalty debate today with Robert Dunham, Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center, and Diann Rust-Tierney, Executive Director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, on the anti side. Holding up the pro side was yours truly.
Audio is available on the WAMU website.
Dunham recently succeeded Richard Dieter at DPIC. He continues to attempt maintaining the facade that DPIC is just a neutral source of information and doesn't take a position on the issue. Nobody knowledgeable on the issue who hears him discuss it could fall for that, but that ruse still does fool some people.
Fortunately, most of the press has them figured out now, and DPIC is regularly identified as the advocate for one side that it is. Nothing wrong with being an advocate for one side. CJLF is. The difference is we are honest about it.
Audio is available on the WAMU website.
Dunham recently succeeded Richard Dieter at DPIC. He continues to attempt maintaining the facade that DPIC is just a neutral source of information and doesn't take a position on the issue. Nobody knowledgeable on the issue who hears him discuss it could fall for that, but that ruse still does fool some people.
Fortunately, most of the press has them figured out now, and DPIC is regularly identified as the advocate for one side that it is. Nothing wrong with being an advocate for one side. CJLF is. The difference is we are honest about it.
Kent --
I will henceforth identify myself as the Federal Prosecutions Information Center, a source for neutral data on federal criminal cases.
If DPIC can pull this stunt, why can't I?