writing to ppl on death row...opinions please?

Question

is it a good idea, bad idea, dangerous, etc..
or have these ppl suffered enough and deserve a friend?

Answer 1

are you out of your mind??!! yes, it's all of the above except a good idea! No, they haven't suffered enough unless the judge has sentenced them to exactly the crime they dished out AND that person has already lived through that punishment. Why not befriend and console people who deserve it?? Visit a nursing home or a cancer ward of a hospital. Volunteer for a community activity. Become a big brother or big sister. There are so many things you can do to be a friend to someone who needs it and deserves it, there's no reason to waste your time with these dregs of society that bring harm and pain to innocent families.

Answer 2

This is something you must not take lightly. You must consider many things and in my opinion the 1st thing I would consider is this...what if I became friends with this person...am I mature enough to handle this person's death when the time comes? I see some of the responses where people think someone on death row does not deserve friends, I do not believe this...I believe that people can repent and change for instance (Carla Faye Tucker). Before you begin writing just anyone you need to find out what their behavior is like, if they are trouble makers, still violent etc. stay away you are asking for trouble. I suggest you watch the movie Infamous (based on Truman Capote's book In Cold blood). This is something you should pray about, It could end up being dangerous, and whatever you do, do not get interest romantically it will lead to nowhere but pain.

Answer 3

Pray about it, and ask God to direct you. This is very hard, I don't know if I would want my daughter writing someone on death row. But now that I think about it, death row is just that and they are about to die. So maybe it wouldn't be so bad. You could probably lift someone spirit, or get them to repent for the wrong they have done. Go for it, but ask God to help you in your decision. Just ask God to reveal it to you, and be specific because some of us are not sure when it is him or not. I always find that when I ask, someone comes and confirms it, this is how I know it is him. So be specific.

Answer 4

Most of them are sociopaths and will manipulate you if they can...they know nothing else...so dangerous to you...

My husband's cousin worked in the California State Prison and she was enticed by an inmate and lost her job, license to practice (social worker) and is now living with him in squalor...with her husband having renounced her...these are things that result for dealing with inmates...

Answer 5

Suffered enough??? No, they are still alive aren't they-but their victims are not. I would have nothing to do with them. If you want to be compassionate save it for the families of the loved ones they 've killed. They deserve nothing.

Answer 6

Sounds like an ok idea to me, might be interesting. Just try not to get too close.

Answer 7

Every Soul Shall Have a Taste of Death
taken from www.themodernreligion.com




In the end to Us shall you be brought back. (29:57)
The subject of death scares us beause we don't know much about it nor the life in the grave and the life after death. We all know we will one day die but few are willing to discuss the details of what happens thereafter. We are afraid because of our own ignorance; because what is to come is unseen and unfamiliar...and we are unprepared.

Say: "The Angel of Death, put in charge of you, will (duly) take your souls: then shall you be brought back to your Lord. (32:11)

Our biological make-up on this planet is not fit for the place of our roots - namely Heavan or Hell. There is no way we can enter Heavan with the flesh we are made of. Hence, the grave is a centre of transformation: a center of preparation and resynthesis of the body of the individual to be ready for recreation.

It should be stated here that everyone one of us is to die even if we hide ourselves anywhere in the world; or even if we try to protect ourselves.

Death is a fact of life.

Allah sends a special Angel i.e. Angel of Death whose nickname is 'Izraeel' to take the soul out of the flesh. Refer to Surah Al-Sajdah:

Say: The Angel of Death, put in charge of you, will (duly) take your souls: Then shall you be brought back to your Lord. (32:11)
This angel knows us better than our parents know us. He knows where we are and how we are to die. His main responsibilities is extracting the soul out of the flesh. He can enter any and every place where a person is to die, in order to perform his duty, even if we hide ourselves in fortresses. In Surah Al-Nisaa' (The Women) Allah says the following:

Wherever you are, death will find you out, even if you are towers built up strong and high. (4:78)
As far as the removal of the soul from the flesh is concerned, the Angel of Death will extract it from good people with ease. For those who are bad, the removal of the soul is tough and difficult. The Qur'anic expression for the removal of the soul from hypocrites and disbelievers is horrifying: More than one angel are to work together. They beat the face and back of the deceased while extracting the soul, otherwise, it will come out with difficulty. Allah says in Surah Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War) the following:

If you could see, when the angels take the souls of the unbelievers (at death), how they smite their faces and their backs, saying: taste the penalty of the blazing fire. Because of the deeds which your own hands sent forth: For God is never unjust to his servants. (8:50-51)
The Hadith of the Prophet about extracting the soul from the flesh of bad people is summarized as follows: Al-Baraa'Ibn 'Azib narrated that the Prophet (pbuh) said:

If an unbelieving servant is more concerned with the worldly life than he is about the other life, tarfaced angels descend from the sky. These angels, who are carrying bad smelling fragrance, sit in near proximity tot he dying unbeliever. Then the Angel of Death descends and places himself near the head of the unbeliever. The Angel of Death says: 'O bad soul! Come out to Allah's curse and anger.' The Prophet (p) said: The soul disperses in the dying person's body. The Angel of Death grabs the soul like a sufud (a piece of metal stuck in wet wool). The Angel of Death takes the soul without letting it stay in his hand for even an instance. Then the angels put a rough garment that smells bad on the deceased's soul. The soul comes out having a very foul smell.
For those who are good, the Quran informs us that the extraction and pulling out the soul from flesh is very easy. The dying person will not feel the pain from the removal of the soul from his body. It will be as easy as pulling a strand of hair out of some dough. The Hadith of the Prophet (p) narrated by Al-Baraa'Ibn 'Azib states the following:

If the believing servant refrains from coverting material things in his temporal life and desires the hereafter, white-faced angels descend from the sky. Their faces shine as brightly as the sun. They carry with them funeral garb and hanut (fragrance) from Heavan. They sit in near proximity to the dying person. The Angel of Death (may Allah bless him) comes and sits near the dying person's head, saying: O good soul, come out to Allah's mercy and forgiveness.
The Prophet (p) said, The soul comes out like a drop of water being poured out. Then the Angel takes the soul, without letting it stand in his hand; releases it like a blink. The other angels take the soul and clothe it in funeral gard and hanut. From that soul comes the best smell, one resembling the best musk on earth.

Answer 8

there is no harm in it and very likely NOT dangerous.....