A bit about me - I am a black American woman, in my early-20s, and a death penalty opponent. I used to support the death penalty before I knew too much about it, but after spending thousands of hours of research on the topic, I now oppose it. I believe that the death penalty should be abolished worldwide as soon as possible for numerous reasons. I don't believe any execution is justified. I am also a Christian, and I believe that everybody is worthy of forgiveness, that nobody is completely irredeemable, and that everybody is the sum of more than their worst moments. I believe that the vengeful, arbitrary, capricious way the death penalty is administered in the United States goes against my religious beliefs, as well as my beliefs in racial equality and class consciousness.

I have added the graves of some people who have been executed in the United States (and, for a few of them, some of their family members if I happen to run into information on those as well). I have also added the graves of murder victims and other crime victims who did not yet have memorials. I try to only add graves of people for whom I am able to find CONCLUSIVE and EXPLICIT information on their burial places, like a mention in a newspaper, a cemetery or other location named on their death certificate, or any mention of their body being submitted to a state anatomical board or cremated.

I understand that the majority of the men and women whose graves I have added lived controversial lives on Earth and have hurt countless people, but all I ask is that they receive respect in their afterlives, and no hatred or anger, if at all possible.

If you want to add flowers, feel free - but please remember that a lot of these inmates have surviving family members who are suffering from their own loss, and they very well may see what you say about their loved one.

Also remember this before you leave a hurtful message: the person you are angriest with is dead. They will not see you calling them a bad name or celebrating their execution. The only people your words will hurt are their surviving loved ones, and they have undoubtedly been through enough public pain and controversy. Please choose empathy instead.

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****PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING, AS OF JAN 1, 2024****

[1] IF YOU ARE RELATED TO ANY OF THESE PEOPLE, and you have **ANY** problem with me making a memorial for them (or you have a problem with ANY individual aspect of a memorial), I will be more than happy to remove or alter anything you desire - including the entire memorial, if that's what you want. I want to respect not only the inmates and victims, but their families and descendants as well. I don't want anything I do on this website to cause ANYONE any further pain.

[2] Related to #1, I am 100% open to transferring a memorial to family members of the deceased, or other friends, loved ones, or acquaintances linked to the deceased. Just ask, and I am more than happy to accommodate. I know how much it means to a lot of family members to have that, and I would never want to take that away from people here.

[3] When I add a memorial for anyone, I would STRONGLY prefer that you not add newspaper clippings that contain any contentious information. If you still feel the pressing need to add an obituary, I would prefer that you include entirely neutral obituaries that make no mention of how a victim and/or inmate died. A lot of the clippings feel disrespectful to the families involved on both sides of each respective case, especially given that some include racial, inflammatory, and other controversial language.

[4] I also slightly prefer not to see mugshots added (as I prefer candid photos, family photos, press conference photos, etc.), but I don't feel nearly as strongly about that as I do about the newspaper clippings.

[5] This rule does not pertain to me because I will change anything you ask. But there are other people on this website who will NOT change aspects of memorials that you find hurtful (like removing hurtful photos, biographies, comments, etc). If you find yourself in that position – if you reach out to someone asking them to change an aspect of the memorial that you find harmful, and they do not respond or refuse to make the change – I encourage you to contact the Find-A-Grave administrators via email, by messaging [support @ find a grave . com] (without any of the spaces), to see if they can resolve the issue. I can personally attest that their administrative/support team has been very friendly and responsive with me the 2 times I have brought issues with other memorials to their attention.

Lots of love,

- K :)

A bit about me - I am a black American woman, in my early-20s, and a death penalty opponent. I used to support the death penalty before I knew too much about it, but after spending thousands of hours of research on the topic, I now oppose it. I believe that the death penalty should be abolished worldwide as soon as possible for numerous reasons. I don't believe any execution is justified. I am also a Christian, and I believe that everybody is worthy of forgiveness, that nobody is completely irredeemable, and that everybody is the sum of more than their worst moments. I believe that the vengeful, arbitrary, capricious way the death penalty is administered in the United States goes against my religious beliefs, as well as my beliefs in racial equality and class consciousness.

I have added the graves of some people who have been executed in the United States (and, for a few of them, some of their family members if I happen to run into information on those as well). I have also added the graves of murder victims and other crime victims who did not yet have memorials. I try to only add graves of people for whom I am able to find CONCLUSIVE and EXPLICIT information on their burial places, like a mention in a newspaper, a cemetery or other location named on their death certificate, or any mention of their body being submitted to a state anatomical board or cremated.

I understand that the majority of the men and women whose graves I have added lived controversial lives on Earth and have hurt countless people, but all I ask is that they receive respect in their afterlives, and no hatred or anger, if at all possible.

If you want to add flowers, feel free - but please remember that a lot of these inmates have surviving family members who are suffering from their own loss, and they very well may see what you say about their loved one.

Also remember this before you leave a hurtful message: the person you are angriest with is dead. They will not see you calling them a bad name or celebrating their execution. The only people your words will hurt are their surviving loved ones, and they have undoubtedly been through enough public pain and controversy. Please choose empathy instead.

----------------------

****PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING, AS OF JAN 1, 2024****

[1] IF YOU ARE RELATED TO ANY OF THESE PEOPLE, and you have **ANY** problem with me making a memorial for them (or you have a problem with ANY individual aspect of a memorial), I will be more than happy to remove or alter anything you desire - including the entire memorial, if that's what you want. I want to respect not only the inmates and victims, but their families and descendants as well. I don't want anything I do on this website to cause ANYONE any further pain.

[2] Related to #1, I am 100% open to transferring a memorial to family members of the deceased, or other friends, loved ones, or acquaintances linked to the deceased. Just ask, and I am more than happy to accommodate. I know how much it means to a lot of family members to have that, and I would never want to take that away from people here.

[3] When I add a memorial for anyone, I would STRONGLY prefer that you not add newspaper clippings that contain any contentious information. If you still feel the pressing need to add an obituary, I would prefer that you include entirely neutral obituaries that make no mention of how a victim and/or inmate died. A lot of the clippings feel disrespectful to the families involved on both sides of each respective case, especially given that some include racial, inflammatory, and other controversial language.

[4] I also slightly prefer not to see mugshots added (as I prefer candid photos, family photos, press conference photos, etc.), but I don't feel nearly as strongly about that as I do about the newspaper clippings.

[5] This rule does not pertain to me because I will change anything you ask. But there are other people on this website who will NOT change aspects of memorials that you find hurtful (like removing hurtful photos, biographies, comments, etc). If you find yourself in that position – if you reach out to someone asking them to change an aspect of the memorial that you find harmful, and they do not respond or refuse to make the change – I encourage you to contact the Find-A-Grave administrators via email, by messaging [support @ find a grave . com] (without any of the spaces), to see if they can resolve the issue. I can personally attest that their administrative/support team has been very friendly and responsive with me the 2 times I have brought issues with other memorials to their attention.

Lots of love,

- K :)