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A Time for Every Purpose Many have heard the story of the homeless man who was struck by a car and lodged in the windshield. The driver of the vehicle, Chante Jawan Mallard, was twenty-seven at the time of the accident. She was also under the influence of marijuana, ecstasy, and alcohol when she struck the homeless man on her way home in the early morning of October 26, 2001. After she hit the poor, helpless, homeless man, she did not do what most people would have done. Instead of taking him to the hospital, or calling 911, she proceeded to drive home with the man still suffering in her windshield. Her defense attorney, Jeff Kearney, rationalized her actions by saying that, “Mallard was just one exit from her home, so she kept driving […]” ( qtd. in Brown). Her actions were unbelievable and cruel torture for her victim, but his suffering did not end during the ride to Mallard’s home. When they arrived at her home, Mallard pulled her car into the garage and decided to leave the man there dying. She had made up her mind that she was not going to get into trouble for this, so she opted to leave the man there in excruciating pain until he died. In some cases, the death penalty should not be implemented, but this is a very good example of someone who should be charged with the death penalty. The death penalty should not be used in certain cases when a murder is not vicious, but it should be utilized when the murder is particularly violent, and a victim is forced to suffer a great deal before his or her death.
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