On Tuesday [May 21], Arias showed jurors her baby pictures, shared childhood memories, and displayed her artwork as she begged them to spare her the death penalty. She said wants to give back to society by teaching inmates to read and speak Spanish, in addition to selling T-shirts with a “Survivor” logo she designed to raise proceeds for nonprofit organizations that assist victims of domestic violence.
But, Alvear asked her, what about people who feel that the only way for Travis Alexander to get justice is for Arias to get the death penalty?
"That's not justice," Arias replied. "That's revenge."
No, Jodi. Revenge would be stabbing you 29 times, slitting your throat, putting a bullet in your face, stuffing your naked corpse into a shower and leaving you to rot for five days then forcing your family to spend the next five years staring at crime scene and autopsy photos of your decomposing remains while on their knees, begging for justice, and suffering untold monetary losses, ulcers, post-traumatic stress and... well... that's revenge.
The justice you face is infinitely more humane than that.
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