But I’ve made other friends here, idealists like me. They’re the reason I worry about what I’ll be asked during the job interview. Because after a year of law school and our late-night debate sessions, I am starting to understand that I really don’t believe my opposition to the death penalty—or anyone’s support of it—comes down to reason. It’s still that simple, basic conviction I’ve always had: that everyone is a person, no matter what they’ve done, and taking a human life is wrong.
