Speaking for Myself, by Sarah Huckabee Sanders: on Crime


Mike Huckabee: Executions are hardest decision because they can't be undone

My dad went on to oversee seventeen executions over his career, more than any governor in the state's history, mainly because the Supreme Court had lifted the prohibition of capital punishment and many of those cases fell on his desk. When I think back to those dark, painful days, I remember how each decision weighed painfully on my dad. I was just a kid, and our home--the governor's mansion--was put on lockdown as each death row inmate was administered a lethal injection. My dad often said that executions were the hardest decisions he made as governor because it's the one thing you can never undo.
Source: Speaking for Myself, by Sarah Huckabee Sanders, p.28 Sep 8, 2020

Sarah Huckabee Sanders: God unconditionally loves and forgives convicted criminals

Arkansas allows inmates to earn work opportunities: the most highly coveted jobs were at the governor's mansion. The dozen or so "trustees" assigned to the mansion maintained the gardens, worked events, & helped me perfect my free throw.

Most parents wouldn't like their teenage daughter playing basketball with convicted murderers. But the men selected for this program had already served decades of their life sentences and consistently showed good behavior. Besides, there were always plenty of state troopers around.

It would have been much easier for my parents to play it safe and stay away from the trustees, but I'm glad they didn't. They wanted us to understand that God unconditionally loves and forgives us and that nobody is unworthy of our compassion or beyond the redemptive power of God's grace.

Growing up around the trustees taught me a life changing lesson about grace. I have since made a point to focus on people's good qualities & not dwell too much on their flaws; we all have them.

Source: Speaking for Myself, by Sarah Huckabee Sanders, p. 25-6 Sep 8, 2020

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