Please Don’t Hurt Me!
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="a">a</span> 14-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="thumbs">thumbs</span>, <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ribs">ribs</span>, <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="thermos">thermos</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stabbing">stabbing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 45 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> #2 <span word="pencil">pencil</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="bled">bled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="kidnapped">kidnapped</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raped">raped</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="puppies">puppies</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="puppies">puppies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="stabbed">stabbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caught">caught</span>, <span word="convicted">convicted</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="brutal">brutal</span> <span word="killing">killing</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="injection">injection</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="taxpayers">taxpayers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $30,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Henrys">Henrys</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dental">dental</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Maker">Maker</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>, <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="injection">injection</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="painful">painful</span>; <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="shouldnt">shouldnt</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="moments">moments</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="injected">injected</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eighth">Eighth</span> <span word="Amendment">Amendment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>.</p>
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