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- inactive, on 10/15/2009, -6/+100Innocent people have died for the death penalty. Period.
- absurdist, on 10/15/2009, -3/+75Rick Perry is a lying sack of crap who's trying frantically to cover his ass for the upcoming primary with Kay Bailey Hutchinson.
- MalarkeyPN, on 10/16/2009, -6/+75Rick Perry is either lying, is in denial, or he simply hasn't read the reports from Dr. Gerald Hurst on this case. The evidence against Willingham all came from a pseudo-scientific, "gut"-based interpretation of the burn marks on the inside of the house. The real science exonerates him. If you have lots of time, read the New Yorker article on this. It's fascinating and tragic:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/09/07/0909 ...
The death penalty is always wrong and needs to be abolished throughout the US. Yes, it's terrible when the state executes the innocent, but even when they execute the guilty, they make murderers of us all. Funny how people who argue for limited government power also tend to argue in favor of giving it the power over life and death. - elemming, on 10/15/2009, -3/+69http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/09/07/0909 ...
There are no police reports or medical evidence indicating that Willingham tried to abort or kill his children and Willingham’s wife testified under oath during the trial and under interrogation that Willingham had not physically abused the children or tried to abort her baby. - ripple123, on 10/16/2009, -3/+44hey guys, dont worry, if theres been a miscarriage of justice, we can always unkill him.
- csm888, on 10/16/2009, -2/+36"Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety." Gandalf (J.R.R. Tolkien) ...words of wisdom I think.
- RAAFStupot, on 10/16/2009, -2/+32I like how he justifies the execution by calling the perp a "monster".
Kind of a mirror to this line:
"Dehumanizing the victim makes things simpler - it's like breathing through a respirator." (Disposal Heroes of Hiphopricy).
The perp may not be a victim, but he's been dehumanized to make things simpler. No need to err on the side of caution, in case he may, in fact, be innocent. - dissolutionman, on 10/16/2009, -3/+32Whatever helps you sleep at night, Rick.
- sTiKyt, on 10/16/2009, -0/+26the whole question is 'if'
- inactive, on 10/16/2009, -3/+27well until you can figure out a perfect way to 100% flawlessly determine who is guilty and who is not guilty, it's ***** ridiculous to intentionally end human lives over possible guilt.
- BasalCellBossk, on 10/16/2009, -5/+28lol you ***** idiot.
- pagno, on 10/16/2009, -4/+27Kay can go ***** herself, too. Or ***** Perry, for all I care. They can have a big creationist orgy in the Governors mansion, funded by their corporate masters. And invite Cornyn, too, as hes all about corporate rapists.
- add1802, on 10/16/2009, -1/+22the more rick talks the better i feel for voting for Kinky
- inactive, on 10/16/2009, -3/+23Let's work on making people better...
I'm not arguing one way or the other. Maybe we need the death penalty in an imperfect world. Humanity has a lot of issues to deal with, what a screwed up species we are. Internally flawed. - teebird, on 10/16/2009, -0/+18Criminal law in the US isn't based on "if." The standard of guilt is "beyond a reasonable doubt." If you can't produce compelling evidence that "the guy beat his wife and kids," you're guilty of the same dishonesty and chest-thumping as Gov. Perry and you deserve to be buried.
- ripple123, on 10/16/2009, -2/+20i guess backing things up with evidence dosent really rate that high on your list of priorities. a bit of blind faith in the infalliability of others and the institutions they represent never hurt anyo- um. nevermind.
- inactive, on 10/16/2009, -4/+22thank science for the processes that can save lives from ignorant dolts such as yourself.
- shodanx, on 10/16/2009, -3/+19it's funny because by condoning execution they became far worse monsters than the ones they tried to eradicate
- rikwakefield, on 10/16/2009, -1/+17You're missing the point
- protoopus, on 10/16/2009, -1/+16sociopaths have no problem sleeping at night.
- treehugger87, on 10/16/2009, -1/+15David. I imagine you feel persecuted by the liberal Diggers, but the fact is that you do not argue using plain facts. The idiotic attack that we should deny all of the facts surrounding this man's execution because it was reported in the New Yorker magazine instead of on Fox news is why you are being called a ***** idiot.
@newchap. What evidence do you have that the New Yorker magazine is a biased or unreliable new source? Do you have *any* facts to back up your case, or is it supposed to just be "obvious" to the rest of us? - mickstephenson, on 10/16/2009, -1/+15Ethel Rosenburg for example. The US government should issue an apology.
- bardamuclichy, on 10/16/2009, -2/+15Make the death penalty better? You mean make people ALL dead instead of MOSTLY dead?
- rugrat54, on 10/16/2009, -2/+15I agree. Hutchinson, Cornyn, and Perry are from the same tree. Cornyn and Hutchinson used to represent me,( the other one being Ron Paul, almost neutralizes having the other two bimbos, not quite though) and I have to say they have never tried to hide their flaws in any correspondence I have had with them.
- foster5652, on 10/16/2009, -1/+14yes yes, attack the source. Kill the messenger.
- mickstephenson, on 10/16/2009, -1/+14..and yet how so very much you are a ***** idiot.
- bated321, on 10/16/2009, -6/+19The death penalty is not the answer. Personally, i would rather the death penalty to life in solitary imprisonment.
- WonHungLoh, on 10/16/2009, -1/+13A story archived from the Chicago Sun casts some doubt on Willingham's guilt
http://www.truthinjustice.org/willingham.htm
But the Judge in the case is convinced Cameron Todd Willingham killed his children
http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/opinion/local_sto ... - bardamuclichy, on 10/16/2009, -1/+12@bobski: You are using that quote completely out of context. That is in reference to self sacrifice, not the sacrifice of innocents you dolt.
- treehugger87, on 10/16/2009, -1/+12@bob. Spock's quote may be true in the case of an intentional self-sacrifice, but you cannot argue that an innocent person being murdered in order to justify real criminals being put to death is an intentional self-sacrifice. Frankly, to suggest so is a slap in the face to all those who have sacrificed their own lives so that others can prosper.
- seltaeb4, on 10/16/2009, -1/+12Then why has he replaced 4 board members in the past week?
- Batfishy, on 10/16/2009, -1/+11Bobski, so you're a redneck? Here's 2 examples of your mouth -
9/6/2009
@ bobbi21
You are so ***** gay.
Go beat off to your Penthouse, while the rest of us get laid
5/11/2009
Wow, just ***** WOW. You libtards will digg up everything that points to the idiocy of your Savior but that fact itself that your Savior is an idiot. - Crimeodial, on 10/16/2009, -2/+12Bob, nobody is saying to let murders "continue to kill and maim." What's wrong with just putting them in jail for life?
- warlok, on 10/16/2009, -2/+12I support the death penalty, but I've read on the case in the New Yorker, and its clear Williangham was maliciously prosecuted...the State of Texas ignored evidence after the trial that showed the initial fire investigation was wrong, and that the 'evidence' of arson would be created in an accidental fire. Willingham had numerous witnesses that stated they remembered how proud he was of his children. And he never stopped proclaiming his innocence, even when offered life in prison vs. death.
If we are to apply the Death Penalty, it should be for the most heinous of murderers and criminals...for those that are truely unredeemable in our society...a man that kept a girl as his sex slave 18 years comes to mind. We instead have a rush to judgement in the wake of a tragedy, and now an innocent man is dead. - LethalGeek, on 10/16/2009, -0/+9Cept there's a very strong case that the evidence used to make him guilty was complete ***** and that even this story about his beating his kids is suspect. Or continue commenting blindly and looking like the fool.
- dsfjvhbd, on 10/16/2009, -1/+10In his column the judge outs himself as a believer in polygraph tests. That alone explains his stance towards science.
- bjornski, on 10/16/2009, -3/+12He's obviously lying. Why do you think he's been tampering with the investigation?
- teebird, on 10/16/2009, -0/+9And you don't appear to understand the meaning of evidence.
You're not supposed to sentence a man to death on idle speculation and hearsay.
"If" is not the basis of our legal system. It's based on evidence and persuasion of a jury beyond reasonable doubt. If you can't produce evidence to back up your "if," it's nothing but wasted words and meaningless noise. - foster5652, on 10/16/2009, -0/+9hmmm, thank the devil? for capital punishment?
- Blaiden, on 10/16/2009, -1/+9Ok, Bobski...
We all really appreciate your sacrifice. You know, when you are falsely convicted of a capital crime and executed. We'll remember your words and so will you, I imagine.
It's very easy to sacrifice the lives of others for your ideals. - bjornski, on 10/16/2009, -2/+10The Libertarians LOVE it. That's all Ayn Rand wrote.
- trevor98, on 10/16/2009, -2/+10Easy to say when you're not faced with the choice.
- ElSnuggles, on 10/16/2009, -2/+8The more Rick Perry talks, the less confident I am in the execution of this man.
- 11oops, on 10/16/2009, -0/+6"So, 'If' there are any doubts, we may want to try and get to the truth."
Too late now. - xMrAx, on 10/16/2009, -0/+6Just about everyone running for Governor are full of bs.
- pandawa, on 10/16/2009, -1/+7Perry is insane. only here in TX could he ever exist in any official capital. to kill a person while doubts are surrounding his sentence is sickening.
- Sithlrd, on 10/16/2009, -1/+6An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
- askantik, on 10/16/2009, -4/+9All you people who are pro-death penalty... you ever heard the saying, "2 rights don't make a wrong"? Yeah.
I don't care if we are 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999999% sure he is guilty-- there's still a small chance he's not AND besides that, I don't think we should be killing people even when they are guilty. Then add on top of that that staying in a prison cell for 60 years is more punishment than dying painlessly... Sure, money will be spent to keep him in jail, but you have zero chance of executing an innocent man AND with a little bit of reform, we could put our prisoners to work like they do in other places (like Norway).
But I guess that makes too much sense. FRY THE *****!!!! -_- - foster5652, on 10/16/2009, -1/+6And this case apparently is still a big 'if'. The main reason I'm against the death penalty is our imperfect system. I'm not ok with executing even one innocent person. I don't think the system does a good job of deciding innocence. Have you ever heard of a prosecutor pushing hard for conviction for reasons other than the true guilt of the offender? I have. They need to make their numbers and look good as well.
So, 'If' there are any doubts, we may want to try and get to the truth. If he did these awful things? Goodbye and good ridance. - lamiaconfitor, on 10/16/2009, -1/+6Right, it has the words "New Yorker" in it. It is obviously biased. DavidNiven, someone didn't shake you hard enough when you were a baby.
BTW... I recognize your name, troll. -
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