death penalty

With the search function disabled, I'm not sure if there's an existing thread for this case. Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip Of course, the two "hang-em-high" justices voted for him to die.

"A Missouri judge held an evidentiary hearing Wednesday over the innocence claim of death row inmate Marcellus Williams, whose quest to prove he did not murder a woman in 1998 has been complicated by contaminated DNA evidence." CNN From what I can gather, there was none of Mr. Williams' DNA on...

This thread was sparked by this article: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/01/18/alabama-nitrogen-execution-death-penalty The article is about an upcoming execution in which they are going to use nitrogen suffocation to kill the prisoner. It's a method never used before, and it does seem...

This case was not on my radar, but at the very least it bears more examination. "He was nearly 2,000 miles away when the bodies were found inside the home he shared with Rowe, shot in the head. Police seized on Taylor as their sole suspect, pursuing witnesses to confirm their theory of the...

In the absence of a stay, she will be executed for killing her daughter. Her story is that her daughter fell down a flight of stairs but did not seem to be in great distress. Two days later she died. Assuming that Ms. Lucio is telling the truth, she sounds neglectful. On the other hand the...

Was somewhat surprised to find no reference to this on this forum when I did a search. Given that a high percentage of posters here are from the US of A, and this being the last developed Western country retaining the death penalty in many states, I would like to hear their opinions. Mind you...

What do people think of Trump's transitional executions drive? Whilst I have every sympathy with Brandon Bernard's victims, it seems unnecessarily vindictive of Trump. AP If executions are to be carried out, it should be promptly, as in mediaeval times, not on average, ten year's after. ibid

https://ktla.com/news/california/california-supreme-court-overturns-death-sentence-for-scott-peterson/?fbclid=IwAR0aYjQFrUiFL_jemgHzYu02_B1gh01h6T_hyUVHL2vxGe1HVYIJUAC5Ws4 Peterson is crying that he had an "unfair" verdict, still claiming innocence. I don't get it. He murdered his wife and...

CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/25/politics/justice-department-capital-punishment-barr/index.html

This must be in the running of 'execution most horrible': This was as a result of the murder accredited to Friedrich von Isenberg of Engelbert I. von Berg , the Archbishop of Cologne, on November 7, 1225. Friedrich himself was originally said to have been a clergyman who resigned to join...

I've always had the opinion that one is either for or against capital punishment, and that the number of victims or manner of killing, is irrelevant. Yet, there are two separate cases at the moment where people seem to have drawn a line that some crimes are horrific enough to warrant the death...

We all agree their act of beheading and videotaping 'foreign' journalists and support workers on a global level was shocking and indefensible. Of course, the perpetrators deserve to be strung up. It's interesting how so many convicted murderers suddenly value life and mercy when it comes to...

As I have stated previously, I am strictly against the death penalty, but I guess this provides an end to a very dark situation. Japan executes sarin gas attack cult leader Shoko Asahara and six members

Are the libruls and leftists to blame? http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/node/6634

On youtube there are several Iranian hangings on video. Looking at the victims final moments I see very little activity from the victims. Only in one video did I see weak movement of the legs but this victim, a woman was given a reverse hanging. Is a normal hanging this painless? The...

Firstly can we try and address this case without descending into generic Muslim bashing? Ali Mohammed al-Nimr is a pro-democracy activist in Saudi Arabia who was arrested four years ago, when he was 17, and now faces death by crucifixion for his "crimes". There are, to put it mildly, serious...

This thread: http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=277290 Leaves aside a couple basic questions that I would like to get to the bottom of. So here's a poll for that very purpose. The question is, "how many innocents is it acceptable to execute?" in the context of...

Today, I switched over to MSNBC in my car for a little while, via Sirius. Not my usual fare, but sometimes listenable, though sometimes not. In any case there was a story about two inmates scheduled for execution receiving stays. The issue was the source and quality of the drugs used for...

Another US Ex Prison official states why they are against the death penalty. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26273051

Hi. I was wondering about the death penalty and if/how it can be justified, and have got a lot of questions. I notice a lot of people here on Randi Forum seem to oppose the idea. What I'm wondering is, why is it so absurd to think that one could potentially forfeit their right to life if they...

So almost 30 years after executing officer Daniel Faulkner, Mumia Abu Jamal's death sentence has been reduced to life in prison. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h8havjXTiK43TjdWSUSm4taWZCQw?docId=e5fddd7e67b64309b8b1bc598bf6720d Mumia's case has had idiotic celebrities, Paris...

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/obama-asks-stay-execution-texas-165829939.html "President Obama is asking the Supreme Court to stay tomorrow's planned execution of a Mexican citizen in Texas, arguing it could do "irreparable harm" to U.S. interests abroad. In 1994, Humberto Leal Garcia...

I can't believe this hasn't been posted yet. I don't know if this belongs here or in Social Issues & Current Events, but I'll trust the Mods to deal with that... http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-illinois-death-penalty-history20110309,0,2336421.story Personally, while I don't...

Executed murderer may have been innocent of the crime after the only evidence (a strand of hair) linking him to the crime scene was found not to belong to him. This was also the last capital case involving George W. Bush, who was governor at the time...

The prosecution has finished their case. Now it is up to the defense to try to show that David Mitchell, who kidnapped Elizabeth Smart eight plus years ago is not guilty by reason of insanity. It is not really in question whether he did it or not. His wife has already confessed and been...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40071693/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts I'm normally against the death penalty but I do have my exceptions. This man and Dennis Rader are two of them.

'...The US state of Virginia is preparing for the execution of Teresa Lewis, who is set to become the first woman to be put to death in the US for five years and in Virginia since 1912. ...' From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11401164 Once again, the USA joins some of the most...

I found this a bit ironic .. Execution delayed for death row inmate who attempted suicide That should teach him not to take the law into his own hands..

Sorry about this long URL http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynewspoint/ynewspoint_ts3681;_ylt=ArZ8A7er2XsnVNGk101aT0eReZd4;_ylu=X3oDMTM3NXVjYmFxBGFzc2V0Ay9zL3luZXdzcG9pbnQveW5ld3Nwb2ludF90czM2ODEEY2NvZGUDbXBfZWNfOF8xMARjcG9zAzQEcG9zAzQEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawN2aXJnaW5pYXNldHQ- This woman is set...

Death Penalty I personally think capital punishment is wrong. doesn't make much of a difference how you do it. what are your thoughts?