Rick Perry close to a milestone has executed almost 200 more than any Texas gov (Dallas: violent crime, lawyers)

[Exult.Q36]

It mind boggling that Gov. Rick Perry has executed nearly 200 prisoners even more than George W. Bush. Most the inmates where either black or hispanic. Texas has never executed a rich man. Interesting yet Andrea Yates get charge for Reason of Insanity for killing her children. Do you remember Charles Chatman the man that was wrongly excused of rape and spent 27 years in prison or the other inmates that Dallas has freed due to wrongly being convicted. It took a minority District Attorney Craig Watkins to come in and clean up Dallas crimminal justice system in which 18 cases have already been overtuned due to wrongy convicted. If Dallas has 18 cases imagine how many other people in the state of Texas that have wrongly been accused. Think about the south as a whole I cant imagine. As far as I am concerned Rick Perry has blood all over his hand.

18 Dallas County cases overturned by DNA relied on heavily eyewitness testimony

Against Death Rows - Re: 18 Dallas County cases overturned by DNA relied on ....;

Texas Executions Reach Grim Milestone, 400th Prisoner Scheduled to Die | PEEK | AlterNet (http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/59857/texas_executions_reach_grim_milestone,_400th_priso ner_scheduled_to_die/ - broken link)

[majormadmax]

I suspect this thread will be short-lived; but some of us are supportive of a legal system that doesn't let convicted murderers spend the rest of their natural lives living at the taxpayer's expense. Let the penalty match the crime.

As Ron White says, "Texas has the death penalty and we use it! Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty. My state's putting in an express lane!"

God bless Texas!

[love roses]

Rick Perry didn't do it. A jury convicted them. If DNA evidence shows that the person is innocent, then of course, don't execute. I think there are new laws about this nationwide...or at least new ones in the wings. I think the death penalty is only used on murder convictions. Probably, many rich men only commit white collar type crimes that don't incite the death penalty, although the ones that do commit them probably just hire really expensive lawyers to get them off. So, interesting point you make. I'm not sad that Texas is really tough on crime for the most part, but do agree that all the facts should be in before someones life is taken. I feel way more sorry for the victims.

[Irish13]

Originally Posted by kdogg817

It mind boggling that Gov. Rick Perry has executed nearly 200 prisoners even more than George W. Bush. Most the inmates where either black or hispanic. Texas has never executed a rich man. Interesting yet Andrea Yates get charge for Reason of Insanity for killing her children. Do you remember Charles Chatman the man that was wrongly excused of rape and spent 27 years in prison or the other inmates that Dallas has freed due to wrongly being convicted. It took a minority District Attorney Craig Watkins to come in and clean up Dallas crimminal justice system in which 18 cases have already been overtuned due to wrongy convicted. If Dallas has 18 cases imagine how many other people in the state of Texas that have wrongly been accused. Think about the south as a whole I cant imagine. As far as I am concerned Rick Perry has blood all over his hand.

18 Dallas County cases overturned by DNA relied on heavily eyewitness testimony

Against Death Rows - Re: 18 Dallas County cases overturned by DNA relied on ....;

Texas Executions Reach Grim Milestone, 400th Prisoner Scheduled to Die | PEEK | AlterNet (http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/59857/texas_executions_reach_grim_milestone,_400th_priso ner_scheduled_to_die/ - broken link)

makes sense seeing as how the majority of violent crimes are commited by blacks and hispanics. its not racist..its just the facts.

[Exult.Q36]

This is really just to bring awareness about our justice system and I am not defending murders but alot of people have wrongly been convicted of crimes they did not do.

[inthecut]

anyone ever see the Micheal Moore episode of "The Awful Truth", when he has a mock competition with Jeb, the gov at the time of Fla, to see what brother could fry more prisoners? He actually brought UT cheerleaders with him to cheer on Gov. Bush(at the time), and idiots were cheering with them.......must see TV

[Exult.Q36]

Trust me this aint about race and I am not defending murders. This is mainly to bring awareness of our justice system flaws of wrongly convicting innocent people.

[Pontifikate]

Originally Posted by majormadmax

I suspect this thread will be short-lived; but some of us are supportive of a legal system that doesn't let convicted murderers spend the rest of their natural lives living at the taxpayer's expense. Let the penalty match the crime.

As Ron White says, "Texas has the death penalty and we use it! Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty. My state's putting in an express lane!"

God bless Texas!

This

[sapphire]

The U.S. Department of Justice statistics show that whites are the majority, both executed and awaiting execution. In 2008. there were 37 people executed, 20 of whom were white, the other 17 were black.

Bureau of Justice Statistics Prisoners Under Sentence of Death Trends by Race Chart (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/drrace.htm - broken link)

Bureau of Justice Statistics Capital Punishment Statistics (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cp.htm - broken link)

[love roses]

Michael Moore just disgusts me. But, I do agree about alot of people being wrongly convicted. It is bothersome for sure.