The Death Penalty Simply Doesn't Work
May 31, 2019
Hosted by Judge Jim Gray (Ret.)
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Episode Description
Based upon my active experience as a prosecutor and trial court judge, and regardless of anyone's political philosophy, the death penalty does not work and should be repealed! This is also the firm opinion of this week's guest, who is Mr. Mike Farrell, who has gained international fame as B.J. Hunnicutt on the award-winning M*A*S*H television series. From any standpoint, human, deterrence, financial, and especially from the standpoint of the victims left behind, the death penalty works against the interests of civilized society, to the extent that any country using it would not be allowed to join the European Union. As such, and believing this so strongly, Mike Farrell has been a tireless and effective spokesperson for Death Penalty Focus, which was formed to provide honest, truthful and direct information about this issue. For more information, please visit www.deathpenalty.org.
All Rise! The Libertarian Way with Judge Jim Gray
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“All Rise! The Libertarian Way with Judge Jim Gray” will set forth some of the problem areas in our country, with interesting, experienced and knowledgeable guests. Judge Gray and his guests will provide some practical and workable solutions that benefit virtually everyone in our country except many vested interests. We will learn that there really are Libertarian solutions to many of our problems, including our healthcare, justice and educational systems, national security, dispute resolution, problems with over-incarceration, civil liberties, homelessness, mental health, creating jobs and mentoring our youth!
Judge Jim Gray (Ret.)
Judge Jim Gray was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Palmar Norte, Costa Rica, a Criminal Defense Attorney with Navy JAG Corps, a Federal Prosecutor in Los Angeles and a 25-year Veteran Trial Court Judge in Orange County, California. Judge Gray was the 2012 Libertarian Candidate for Vice President, along with New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson (In Jim’s words, “We came in third, although I acknowledge it was a distant third.”). Judge Gray is married with four children, including a son from Danang, Vietnam that Jim adopted in 1973. Judge Gray is the author of “Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed, and What We Can Do About It,” “Wearing the Robe: The Art and Responsibilities of Judging in Today’s Courts,” and “A Voter’s Handbook, Effective Solutions to America’s Problems.” He is also the composer of two musicals, “Americans All,” which helps to mentor our junior high and high school students, and “Convention: The Birth of America,” which is about our country’s 1787 Constitutional Convention. Judge Gray has also been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the Western State College of Laws and by the Law School at Chapman University, and the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County annually awards its “Judge of the Year” Award in the name of Judge James P. Gray.
