Though he is not the most trust worthy man you could listen to, I agree with what Governor Ryan says about the death penalty. He had a tough job in deciding on whether the death penalty should be legal in Illinois. Governor Ryan explains the toughest part in deciding on the future of the death penalty in Illinois, "But i must confess that the debate with myself has been the toughest concerning the death penalty i suppose the reason the death penalty has been the toughest is because it is so final - the only public policy that determines who lives and who dies." I couldn't agree more with Governor Ryan. Once the choice is made you cannot go back and change your mind. If proven guilty, that man or women is going to die barring the person being granted clemency. Like in the case of Gary Graham, there was no way to be sure that he had killed Bobby Lambert. All signs point to yes, but is it worth making that mistake? The death penalty is very final like Governor Ryan said, and if a man or women is proven innocent after they have been given the death penalty, that state would get tons of media attention that no state wants. Especially in Illinois's case, I do not believe the death penalty should be legal. There were 29 death row inmates in Illinois that were proven to be innocent. That is a huge number of people who were wrongfully convicted. I have a very interesting viewpoint, I do believe in the death penalty, but when there are 29 inmates who had been wrongfully convicted in just one state, there is no way that state should be allowed to execute people. To make things worse, a bunch of college students were the ones who found out these people were innocent. It makes me wonder how many other cases that Illinois has gotten wrong before these were uncovered. It also makes me wonder how many cases in a state like Texas, have been like the 29 in Illinois.