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at Joner to DeT,aach memo 4-29-60 re: The Death Penalty and Caryl Chessman nat people cannot understand our judicial system. Smith then starts to trace C>~ vackground and brings in a childhood-acquaintance who says she is sorzy fox Ch ‘hat he had a hard background and as a youth gave every appearance of being neger . : ats. Father Edward Dingberg (zhoentic), Catholic Chaplain at San Qu: relates that hé has always found Chessman respectful and over the years has r remendous change in him. According to Father Dingberg, Chessman has matured 10 longer does he feel that it is a question of Chessman dueling with the executi rather the main issue is the social service he has brought about by bringing a bright is to bear on the death penalty. gat _Wirin of the ACLU then discusses "the issue and the man." He says Zhessman is completely rehabilitated and would be a useful person if allowed to 1 ‘Te is against the death penalty which is not morally justified for anyone n author, then states that capital punishment merely adds a second and does not bring the victim back to life. He says if it had.a deterrent effect, it m ‘ye justified but he doubts it. “ ‘ The narrator then introduces one Henry J. Rice whose 9-year nurdered by a sex criminal. Rice speaks for the death penalty. During.hi obviously emotionally disturbed and on one occasion broke down and sobbed. In ne said people like this who take a human life were not good to anyone anc should net 2 + made wards of the state to live off the people. Narrator Smith points out that the death penalty iS applauded by cnforcement personnel. Chief W. H.- Parker, Los Angeles Police Department, that the men who arrest these people know more about the behavior of that type cf individual than anyone else. He recounts a recent Los Angeles case when two mer 4 gun on two police officers and could easily have killed them to maxe their escape one said he did not shoot the officers because he is fearful of the death peaalt Ti said he didnot even have his gun loaded because he did not wish to take the chanc killing someone and subjecting himself to the possibility of execution. A Dr. Sali: (phoentic), a university professor, ‘disagreed with Parker and points out that recent surveys proved that police are not protected in death penalty states. Smith then introduced a convicted armed robber who has adxittec armed robberies, at least eight of which were in Michigan wxich does not have punishment and the others were in Canada where the senteace for murder c This robber: said’ that in his Michigan robberies he never carried an empty ’