This is the story of Cameron Todd Willingham, an innocent man that the state of Texas executed. The article is written really well and tells the heartbreaking story of a man whose entire life was ruined and taken by ignorant people. These people see someone who had been arrested before and assume that he had to have started a fire to purposefully kill his 3 young daughters. I had wavering views on Capital Punishment before, but now I'm pretty certain in how I feel. Just a great read, highly recommended.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/09/07/090907fa_fact_grann