death penalty

It seems that in Texas, you can get executed even if you did not commit any crime and even if the jury acknoledges that you did not commit any crime!! This is the story of Kenneth Foster, an African-American, who, was standing 80 feet away from the place where the crime of Michael LaHood Jr...

Okay, you know how some people are "pro-life" cuz they don't want babies to be aborted...but the Left always criticizes them cuz many of the same people also support the Death Penalty so they aren't being "fully pro-life"... Well I was wondering. I was thinking about my personal stances and I...

Somehow I fail to feel any sympathy for a man who killed a fellow inmate over a chess game argument by slamming his head into the floor and stomping on his throat. He then took the time to cut a piece of his prison uniform to strangle the man. The article doesn't state why Newton was in prison...

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-toy_01edi.ART.State.Edition1.43b925d.html In my opinion, a very well-written editorial on the nature of the death penalty. Quite noteable since it is a reversal of a position long held by that paper.

I was wondering what everyone here tought of capital puishment? As a staunch advocate of it, i'd like to hear someone else's point of view.

I just read the George W. Bush mocks a death row inmate thread and this question came into my mind: The christan community in america is pretty large in america and they´re all good obedient and honest people. What i don't understand is this: How is it possible to follow the...

From Richard Dawkins' new book: (Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion, page 292.) Is there video or audio of this?

Hussien death penalty upheld

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/12/15/diaz.execution.ap/index.html Why do they hate America?

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1956573.ece 1. Yes,justice. 2. No,vengence, opening the door to hell.

As the Moussaoui verdict unfolds, the tired and inevitable debate over the death penalty is once again dragged out among my peers. One argument that the pro-death penalty side seems to be hung (no pun intended) up is the question of parole. When I point out that I believe that violent criminals...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060112/ap_on_re_us/execution_dna;_ylt=AjuYihZpRnNvSsXSEW1r5zys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MjBwMWtkBHNlYwM3MTg-

The state of Mississippi executed a 77-year-old inmate today: http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20051215-10435200-bc-us-execute-miss.xml Making this individual the oldest person to suffer the death penalty. Evidently this case is some 20 years old, and the guy had...

Yahoo ran this story. It's easy to sit over here and say, "Yeah, he had it coming. He was carrying dope, and he knew better." Problem is, for a similar crime in the states, he'd have been out in five years. Granted, we've got problems here, but there's something about this story that just...

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/11/29/ohio.execution.ap/index.html I want this thread to be all about celebrating this milestone. So I don't want any of you anti-death penalty party poopers spoiling the festivities. Stay away!!! :mad:

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At first I was always for the death penalty. Then a couple of years ago my wife converted me with the simple statement that we can't trust the government to get it right so why take that irreversible step. Even for people that we just "know" are guilty (e.g., Michael Jackson) we can't make any...

In the death penalty case decided today, there is an interesting concurring opinion by Justice Stevens, joined by Justice Ginsburg. First, a little background. At issue was the effect of the Eighth Amendment (prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment) to minors, and in particular, whether the...

Mentally ill? No problem! Board of Pardons recommends against? Screw 'em! Yes, welcome to Texas folks. Take in the local culture, the sights and smells. Ah yes, the smell of sizzling retard on a warm spring evening. (Er, mentally ill that is. They won't let us fry the goddamn retards anymore...

I'm not sure what to make of this. From Yahoo and the AP: On the one hand, local politicians need to be sensitive to the desires of their constituents. But on the other hand, this article almost suggests that the Church (not the citizens) calls the shots as to which laws ought to be allowed.

Court tosses about 100 death sentences Given that SCOTUS has already ruled against judges awarding the death penalty, do the states involved have any basis on which to appeal?

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20030515_73.html Define "intentionally." Do you get the feeling this might be used as an excuse to kill anyone with SARS to try to prevent its spread? It's certainly quicker and cheaper than trying to cure it.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030411/wl_nm/cuba_executions_dc_3 Hijacking was April 2, execution April 11. I wonder what kind of legal representations these guys got. I have no love of hijackers of any stripe, but this, along with recent arrests and hefty sentences of...

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/06/nyregion/06DEAT.html?ex=1045198800&en=719289b170fbf231&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

Another day, another execution. Another trial where inexperienced and unqualified lawyers are appointed by the court to defend a man's life - and fail. Another set of questions about the evidence that the American system doesn't feel need to be answered. Another Governor who refuses to...