威尔·贝里(Will Berry)要求阿拉巴马州州长停止处决杰弗里·韦斯特(Geoffrey West), Will Berry asks Alabama governor to stop Geoffrey West’s execution, citing forgiveness and opposition to the death penalty.

1997年在阿拉巴马州加油站抢劫案中被谋杀的Margaret Parrish Berry之子Will Berry要求总督Kay Ivey停止处决Geoffrey West。 Will Berry, son of Margaret Parrish Berry murdered in a 1997 Alabama gas station robbery, has asked Governor Kay Ivey to halt the execution of Geoffrey West, the man convicted of the killing. Berry当时11岁, 说他原谅西方, 并反对死刑, 相信死刑不会让他的母亲复活。 Berry, who was 11 at the time, says he forgives West and opposes the death penalty, believing execution would not bring his mother back. 现年 50 岁的韦斯特每天都对自己的行为表示深深的悔恨和后悔。 West, now 50, has expressed deep remorse and regrets his actions daily. 两人交换了信件并要求举行会议,但监狱官员出于安全原因予以拒绝。 The two have exchanged letters and requested a meeting, denied by prison officials for security reasons. Ivey承认Berry的原谅, 但她指出她必须坚持阿拉巴马州死刑法, Ivey acknowledged Berry’s forgiveness but stated she must uphold Alabama’s death penalty law for capital murder during a robbery. 该处决定于星期四通过氮气进行,遵循陪审团的建议和州政府强调犯罪的残酷性。 The execution, scheduled for Thursday via nitrogen gas, follows a jury’s recommendation and the state’s emphasis on the crime’s brutality. 两位男性都敦促处于危机中的年轻人寻求帮助而不是暴力。 Both men urge young people in crisis to seek help instead of violence.