Quinn also said the opinions of legislators are "very serious indeed. These are men and women who went before the voters and got elected in their districts, and they voted their conscience."
In Chicago, Mayor Richard Daley made his position clear, saying certain crimes "should be handled" by the death penalty.
"I have met parents, that their child has died, and this person has been out of prison," Daley said on Wednesday. "I mean, how do they live with that?"
January 13, 2011
