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The daughter of the victim, Jodi Haley, encapsulated the complex feelings surrounding the execution, pointing out the failures that led to Grayson’s violent actions as a child and expressing her own struggles with the absence of her mother. Haley spoke against the death penalty, emphasizing that the cycle of violence perpetuated by an ‘eye for an eye’ mentality was neither just nor beneficial to society. Her poignant remarks reflect a growing sentiment among critics of capital punishment, who argue that revenge does not equate to true justice.