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- Chelsea Merz
- Username: chelseamerz
- Location: Cambridge, MA
- Joined PRX: Sep 06, 2003
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- "Witness to an Execution"
- Summary: Witness to an Execution tells the stories of the men and women involved with the execution of deathrow inmates at the Walls Unit in Huntsville, Texas.
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Review of Witness to an Execution
Chelsea Merz
Posted on September 30, 2004 at 11:42 AM
There is always something new to learn, to consider when it comes to the death penalty. With heartbreaking simplicity this piece turns you into an onlooker and like many of the witnesses you hear from you are left numb--well almost numb. This piece is too poetic to not leave you feeling something. The cumulative effect of images, and information leaves you breathless. As long as there is capital punishment in this country--in the world, it is essential to broadcast this. This would be an interesting piece to play on a show about post traumatic stress, Texas, or the prison system. This piece, however, transcends context--you should consider broadcasting this whenever you have the time.