I am -- and always will be -- a strong supporter of the death penalty. However ... it is essential that it be carried out fairly and that the process not be infected with prejudice based on race.
Source: Reuters
| North Carolina | December 16, 2011
North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue, who vetoed a bill to repeal a two-year-old law that lets death-row inmates appeal their sentences on the basis of racial bias.
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