The story of David Woods is one that challenges your conception of justice in America. It should cause you to question what we, as a society, believe is a just and moral punishment for those who commit violent crimes. At the age of eighteen, David Woods committed a violent crime for which he was sentenced to death: he stabbed an elderly acquaintance in the process of stealing a television set. Now, twenty-two years later, an execution date of May 4th has been set. In hopes of clemency for David, this petition will be sent to Governor Daniels with all its signatories, so that he might understand the overwhelming opposition to the execution of this tortured soul. Enumerated below are facts about David