Amnesty International (not sure about American Amnesty) has a standing argument with Texas (along with other states and the federal government) for its use of the death penalty.
- Jim Angel Stewart wrote: >They hang people in Trinidad. > >But we have come under continuous attack by Amnesty International And >American Amnesty I believe, that tis become nearly impossible to carry >out our own laws :( > >We hung 6 people all at once in one year for a heinous drug related >crime, one of them was a multimillionairre drug baron that had ordered >the executions of about 4 people or something like that. Evisceration in >a cane field I think. (Course the sub-story was that the drug baron was >prepared to tell all he knew and implicate a lot of other people, so >they HAD to get rid of him). > >And Man...that went all the way to the UN!!! > >We tried again to hang a guy that had 'sex' with a baby and then killed >the child and its mother ...and after that it was one set of bacchanal >too. > >Since then we've not hung anyone. >It's become too politically dangerous because these large countries put >pressure on us. > >Ironic that American Amnesty doesn't take it to the UN when Texas >executes someone, but perhaps that is because Hanging is seen as being >grossly 'inhumane'. > >-Gel >-----Original Message----- >From: Heald, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >You want fewer prisons and criminals. > >1. Make drugs legal. This would deal with the vast majority of the >"non-violent" offenders we have in prisons, it would also lessen the >violence associated with the drug trade. It's time to end this >ridiculous prohibition like we did the one in the 20s. > >2. Instead of using millions of appeals, and some feel good execution. >Make it so that criminals convicted of a crime, and sentenced to die are >hung. Within lets say 1 year. Use a rope. Reuse the rope until it >breaks. Either that or the firing squad with blanks and 2 live rounds. >Reload the ammo :) > >Tim > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
