To an extent I agree with Yeru. The death penalty should be considered in cases in where guilt is obvious. But as he said, the application of it, especially in Illinois merits not just a review, but an overhaul.
I think what governa was trying to do with the blanket commutation, was to force the legislature to do something about it. Anything less, and they would have just sat on their thumbs. He could be criticized for that, but I think he was just looking at the big picture. Granted, some guilty parties are getting off the hook. But maybe that was the price to pay for fixing the system. It's sad that innocent people who have nothing to do with the problem have to die.