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Posted: May 3, 2010

Unabomber brother makes anti-death penalty push in Raleigh

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David Kaczynski and Bill Babbitt

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David Kaczynski and Bill Babbitt

RALEIGH, N.C. — The man who led police to his brother, the Unabomber, spoke in Raleigh Monday evening as part of a campaign against the death penalty.

David Kaczynski and Bill Babbitt, who helped police solve a 1980 murder by his brother in California, spoke to a crowd at First Baptist Church Family Life Center. They were invited by the state chapter of Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation, a group that opposes the death penalty.

Babbitt's brother was executed, while Kaczynski's brother Ted is serving a life sentence for a rash of mail bombings over 17 years that killed three and injured 23.

The men talked about how race and mental illness factor into the application of capital punishment.

RELATED TOPICS: Death Penalty, Raleigh

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Killing a human is barbaric.
withnailharrison
May 4, 2010 12:24 p.m.
I think if their brothers had been the victims instead of the perpetrators, these men might be on the opposite side of this debate.
mulecitybabe
May 4, 2010 11:59 a.m.
I guess the unabomber cases shows that we do not apply the death penalty fairly or equally. He killed 3 people and attempted to kill dozens more over a multiple year crime spree. He gets a prison sentence. There are a lot of death row prisoners who made rash, one time decisions. Obviously, I don't feel particularly bad for any murder, but the punishment should be based on the crime, not what county you are in or what type of lawyer you can afford.
bill0
May 4, 2010 10:56 a.m.
Maybe if he took the time to help his brother out that he is taking now to travel and talk about those poor people on death row, his brother would have got mental health treatment in the first place
AnotherIgnoredComment
May 4, 2010 10:46 a.m.
When we can resurrect the murdered and rehabilitate them to healthy living, then we should start rehabilitating the murderers.
dmccall
May 4, 2010 8:43 a.m.
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