formerkywrestler Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Wrong man was executed in Texas, probe says - Yahoo! News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85BearsFan Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Texas uses the needle? I thought they used have the electric chair, but Gov. Anne Richardson and Bush executed so many people the state got electric bleachers? (Old Jimmie Walker joke...yes that Jimmie Walker) But yes, sometimes when people say they didn't do it, they are telling the truth. End the death penalty in all states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpapa Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 With apologies to Ron "Tater Salad" White: My state's got an express lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plantmanky Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Thats shocking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habib Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 The basics of that case sounds like hundreds of others: case reliant entirely on eye witness accounts, crummy defense, prosecutors incentivized to get convictions instead of the truth. The only thing missing was the "jailhouse snitch" who claims the defendant confessed to the crime in prison in exchange for a reduced sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguru Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 That is a huge problem with the death penalty. Additionally, depending on where you violate you can be a lot more or less likely to face the death penalty. In short, the death penalty looks good on paper but not in application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Have I ever mentioned my disdain for the DP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurplePride92 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I saw this on Huffington Post this morning and almost posted it for you, FKYW. I'm glad you came across it also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurplePride92 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I am amazed that the guy who got the death penalty never offered up his friend. He took 'no snitching' to heart and paid for it with his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75center Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I am amazed that the guy who got the death penalty never offered up his friend. He took 'no snitching' to heart and paid for it with his life. He did give him up, they just didn't believe him. That's how I read it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSC Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Brutal. It's a shame because there are some sick people that deserve the death penalty. Problem is 1 not guilty person being executed makes me realize it has to be eliminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanEmpire Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Eliminate the DP. It's extremely flawed in its application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerkywrestler Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Can anyone read this and say we need the death penalty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsrider Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Can anyone read this and say we need the death penalty?I've always been a defender of the DP but without a huge amount of over haul I don't think it needs to stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurplePride92 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 He did give him up, they just didn't believe him. That's how I read it anyway. I thought he didn't name him. I may have read that wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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