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Dead Man Walking Discussion Board

Dead Man Walking Discussion Board

Q Please watch the film Dead Man Walking. It is available for streaming through Sprague Library at the link (you need to sign in with your Net ID on the Sprague Library website to access the film): https://montclair.on.worldcat.org/oclc/890653467 Links to an external site.. Please respond to some -- or all -- of these questions. You should post at least one original comment, and respond to at least two other students' posts. Your response should be approximately 300 words. Due: November 10, 11:50 PM. • What do you think of Sister Helen’s attempt to minister to “both sides”—to the murderer and to the families of the murder victims? • What new understandings about the experiences and needs of murder victims’ families did you gain from viewing the film? • What new understandings about the experiences and needs of families of persons on death row did you gain in viewing the film? • Sister Helen’s family presents the argument that her community of faith would benefit more if she were to help “honest” people. What do you think this means? Do you agree? • What insight or perspective about the death penalty did you gain from viewing this film? • What do you think should have happened to Matthew Poncelot? • How did the film affect you?

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o I can't say that I would have the same clerical official tend to both parties, as shown by the abuse Sister Helen was shown by the Delacroixs and Percy's. Her attempt was to benevolent ends, though her presence as a clerical official for the killer of their children caused outbursts of negative emotion towards her from the parents. Other than that, Sister Helen was compassionate, soft-spoken, and consoling to the grieving families and did well in her position. o The divorce of the Delacroix is an example of a need for resources for the families of murder victims. Counseling could have prepared the couple for the coping process and could've saved their marriage.