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Steve Grossman on CrimeFormer Chair of DNC; Democratic Challenger MA Governor |
During a video debate Wednesday on The Boston Globe's website, Boston.com, they were asked: "should Dzhokhar Tsarnaev face the death penalty?" All five--Donald Berwick, Martha Coakley, Joseph Avellone, Juliette Kayyem and Steve Grossman--answered "no."
Republican candidate for governor Charlie Baker said Tuesday that he supports the decision to seek the death penalty against Tsarnaev. The question has put some death penalty opponents in an awkward position given the high-profile nature of the crime.
State Treasurer Steve Grossman said, "I just know what makes good, common sense. I don't think this is what makes good, common sense for the people of the Commonwealth." He told FOX 25 the proposed punishment doesn't fit the crime. "I think it's inadequate," Grossman said, noting that Dookhan's actions caused 300 people to be released from jail and 1,100 drug cases have been dismissed. Approximately 40,000 people in the criminal justice system could be affected. "One person has already been shot and killed by somebody who was let out of jail," Grossman said. "I don't think it's an appropriate deterrent, so I think it should be far stronger."