You really don't want to play this game. Texas executes the mentally deficient and the innocent at a rate which should appal even madagain. Although Im not quite sure what rate of wrongful execution IS acceptable. There are multiple examples of innocents executed in Texas and Project Innocence has proved the point time and time again. So showing as an example one person caught dead-to-rights is disingenuous. And I must ask how you can show 331 inmates on death row and not comment. Thats a LOT of people looking at execution. That doesn't seem a tad oppressive or excessive to you?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen Sent: Tuesday, 23 March 2010 2:09 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Welcome to Deemocracy geoff wrote: > Coz they will execute you with scant regard to evidence. Hi Geoff, Will they! I count 331 inmates on Death Row in Texas. http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/offendersondrow.htm Sample, picked at random, is #615. Convicted in a 1978 murder, arrested with a smoking gun the next day. Sentence to life in prison. Shot his (armed robbery) victim twice, was arrested with the victim's pistol in his possession. What kind of evidence should there have been? -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
