Addiction To Death: The Trial Of Jonathan Wayne Nobles

One Sunday morning, a group of men gave their testimonies about their life without God. Many were rebels and suffered throughout life because of the hard troubles. Because of the program through the church, those men will no longer have to live in defeat. A similar story under the same circumstances is the trial of Jonathan Wayne Nobles. He was a criminal that was charged with a double-homicide and was sentenced to death. Rehabilitation is proven to happen with anyone if they set their mind to it. From being a drug addict, Nobles struggled but eventually gained strength to seek God; his faith enabled him to express regret by trying to forgive himself and make mends. Growing up, Jonathan Nobles became addicted to drugs at age 8 (Blanco). He said that he turned to drugs and alcohol because of the physical abuse he endured while raised in a foster home (Lubbock). …show more content…
He sincerely did not see himself as the same person as he was then. He learned to deal with his situation better, but he never forgot about what he did. Nobles did not expect society to be able to punish him legally, the same way he punished those victims illegally. Even though he was prepared to die, Nobles tried to be positive and do something good for once. (Lubbock). Earle wrote, “The only action pending in the courts on Jon 's behalf is an unprecedented petition to have Jon 's vital organs harvested and donated for transplant before his execution. The supposedly 'non-violent ' lethal injection process literally destroys the lungs and render all the other organs too toxic for transplantation” (Earle 73). If a person did not actually change, then they would not have tried to others above and beyond to express a sincere apology. Nobles knew that he would never be excused of what he did, but he tried to do everything he could to help mend himself and others for all the pain he has caused