Dudley Sharp on the Thom Hartmann show - Should the death penalty be abolished?
Dudley Sharp talks on the Thom Hartman show about the death penalty on Amnesty International's "International Day of Action for Troy Davis" day.
Troy Davis is the convicted murderer of Officer MacPhain in Georgia who was recently put to death.
Posted by Homicide Survivors at 9/27/2011 3:56 PM 
Categories: Dudley Sharp - Justice Matters, Death Penalty, Troy Davis
Tags: Justice
Categories: Dudley Sharp - Justice Matters, Death Penalty, Troy Davis
Tags: Justice
Troy Davis received his sentence carried out for killing a police officer over 20 years ago, the officers' family FINALLY received justice and Davis lived way too long after his conviction. The phoney appeals were legal delay tactics, which unfortunately cost tax payers a lot of money and the victims' family extended grief. Don't 'do away' with the death penalty, do away with the numerous appeals!
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Mr. Sharp was obviously not prepared for this interview and admitted he tried to interrupt the commentator. His statement that researchers who came to conclusions opposite those he came to are "WRONG" without any form of backup documentation is amazing. Why should anyone believe Mr. Sharp? I don't believe him. He has no listed education, is a poor debator who makes a mockery of debate decorum, and has no credibility. Why should I believe you, Mr. Sharp?
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@Jurinne You can choose not to believe Mr. Sharp's arguments all you want but that will not change the facts that he presents. Mr. Sharp has done extensive research over the years on the subject of the death penalty. He cites that at the end of his articles.
“Mr. Sharp has appeared on ABC, BBC, CBS, CNN, C-SPAN, FOX, NBC, NPR, PBS , VOA and many other TV and radio networks, on such programs as Nightline, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, The O'Reilly Factor, etc., has been quoted in newspapers throughout the world and is a published author.
A former opponent of capital punishment, he has written and granted interviews about, testified on and debated the subject of the death penalty, extensively and internationally.”
In all his articles he states his sources for the facts he presents.
The definition of Expert is as follows:
1. a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority: a language expert.
2. Military .
a. the highest rating in rifle marksmanship, above that of marksman and sharpshooter.
b. a person who has achieved such a rating.
adjective
3. possessing special skill or knowledge; trained by practice; skillful or skilled (often followed by in or at ): an expert driver; to be expert at driving a car.
4. pertaining to, coming from, or characteristic of an expert: expert work; expert advice.
Mr. Sharp certainly is an expert on this subject.
In this interview/debate I saw a commentator who interrupted Mr. Sharp several times and as I listened I got very frustrated because I was not allowed to hear the full point of his statements.
I believe the arguments for capital punishment that Mr Sharp presents. He has credibility and I believe you are way off base in your assessment of Mr. Sharp as a debater.
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I have a dictionary. It's a good one; very thorough. I also have access to several on-line dictionaries. I know what the word "expert" means. I don't know why you presented the definition.
Part of the definition you have used is "a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field." The only skills I have seen Mr. Sharp show are the ability to list references ad nauseum, be rude to people who wish him a peaceful Christmas, and use the same arguments over and over and over.
Even if Mr. Sharp were an expert that would not necessarily mean that he is correct.
The show belongs to the commentator. He is the one who is responsible for keeping it in the correct time-frame. Mr. Sharp admitted that he tried to interrupt the commentator. His attempt to do so shows his rudeness. He is not a good debater, he has no credibility with me, and my assessment is not off base.
I don't care if he is a published author. I don't care if he has appeared on TV and radio shows. That does not mean he is right.
My last point is that he needs to learn how to spell and use punctuation properly.
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Your assessment is off base.
I can, correctly, confirm everything I said on the show with verifiable references.
Simply ask. But, you have not been specific on one fact issue, although you have had all opportunity to do so.
You point our spelling and punctuation errors - fine by me, but not the important points from the show.
Come on.
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@Jurinne
Resorting to insults regarding spelling or punctuation just shows you are ignorant and not interested in any real debate with real facts. So you can spell and punctuate. Whooo Hoooo!
Your ignorance shines through with your personal attacks. Based on your posts I am assuming you just want to forget justice for the victims in order to save the lives of killers.
Murderers do not deserve anymore then what they dished out to the innocent victims.
I would even venture to say that brutal killers deserve worse then what they gave their victims. If your God wants to forgive them I don't care but I want to see justice here on earth for the innocents.
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Jurinne,
I interrupted the commentator because he went on and on, without allowing me to speak.
I won't allow that. I was his guest. He should treat me in the proper fashion.
It didn't bother him. I have been invited back 2 or 3 additional times.
I have back up information for everything I said.
Could you not tell there was not time for that during the show?
If you need back up for anything I said, just ask. I will supply it.
You have no reason to believe me or to doubt me, because, I suspect you don't know, either way.
But I am more than happy to supply any information which you care to challenge.
Can't do better than that!
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@Dudley: I asked a question specifically related to your credibility. The only response I received was a removal of my comments. I wonder if you treat all who disagree with you this way. It makes it look like you're such a nice guy and that I must not have been able to even respond to your comments and ran away. The truth is that I did not run away, although I did state that it appeared that you had already made up your mind about me and that I would have to look for truth elsewhere.
You didn't even spell my name correctly.
You have no credibility with me and from what I have now read from others, you have no credibility with many people.
I don't think you have the nerve to even post and leave this comment. It's nice to be able to remove comments, isn't it? You have complete control over what is stated by others. If you don't like what is stated you can simply delete the comment.
That is disingenuity and hypocrisy. I'm not surprised that so many others have given up with their attempts to communicate with you.
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Dahn, I mean Jurinne,
I am used to dishonorable peole like you who question my credibility and then do not address the details of the credbility issue, which was specific to the show with Hartman.
Dahn, I mean Jurrine, you have had 5 or 6 wasted posts to address those issues, but you will not, only because you know what will happen, just as with the other discussions I have had with Dahn or Jurinne, who takes on many aliases so as not to be be caught being embarrased, any more.
Deal with the specifics of the show or go away.
Dahn (Jurinne) is a silly fellow who has followed me around the web for years, making false accusations and making no contributions to the death penalty discussion, as here.
My thorough responses to him, here, which demonstrate, once again, that anti death penalty claims are either false or that the pro death penalty positions are stronger.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Crime-Law-Enforcement-341/2011/7/death-penalty-23.htm
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Have you considered getting some professional help?
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@Dudley: Uh, I have no idea who "Dahn" is but apparently you have decided that I, a woman, am this "silly fellow." I don't know if "Dahn" follows you around. I don't know who "Dahn" is. I am not "Dahn."
Yesterday I asked you to present the research papers referred to on the show. Although you said "They're wrong!" when you were presented with what appeared to be either their findings or conclusions as stated by the commentator, in no way was I able to find out what these research papers are. I can't read them if I can't find them.
You did not answer my question even though it specifically related to your credibility. Instead you said that I am an anti death penalty person who runs away. You threw in some more ad hominems but as the comment has been removed and they were simply ad hominems I didn't pay much attention to them, except as regards your credibility.
Now you are calling me by another person's name. I am not "Dahn." You have accused me of being anti death penalty. Untrue. You have accused me of running away. Dudley, I had to go to sleep eventually and I am not tied to my computer with a chain. I have a life to lead that has nothing to do with you. I did not run away.
You have lived up to my opinion of you. You have no credibility. You make unwarranted assumptions. You refuse to back up your assertions. You refuse to show that you have credibility. Why should I believe what you say? You won't even reference the research papers used on the show! And now you're claiming I'm someone I've never even heard of!
Your removal of comments which requested a correction of an error which you made and admitted you made, your refusal to answer a question which would at least have given me a basis on which to examine your alleged credibility, and your refusal to answer a question specifically related to your credibility, along with your ad hominems and bizarre conclusion that I am someone I am not have led me to once again state that you have no credibility.
As as I stated yesterday, I am trying to find truth. I will go somewhere else to find it as you don't seem to be willing to defend your alleged credibility. With every comment you've written you have just shown once again that you have no credibility.
Goodbye, Dudley. You are in my prayers. Patti, too, even if she doesn't believe in "my" God.
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@Dudley: I have now asked twice for the research articles addressed in the radio program. As you claimed "They're wrong!" when the findings and/or conclusions were summarized by the commentator I have to assume that you are familiar with these works. Yet not only have you failed to list these works you have not even posted the comments in which I asked for them. This has a direct bearing on your credibility.
If you can't provide the references I will be forced to conclude that you just blurt out "They're wrong!" without even reading research papers when alleged findings and/or conclusions disagree with your own.
If you did do this sort of thing your credibility would be suspect.
Please provide the references which I have now requested for the third time. You speak of wasted comments. Yes, it is a waste of comments (and my time) to have to continually ask for what should be so easy to provide - if you are credible.
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Jurinne (Dahn):
I asked you to be specific with your inquiry.
You questioned me. Provide those specific comments of mine which you questioned.
I am not going to review the show. That's your job, you have the inquiry so you provide the specific question, or
go away.
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Jurinne:
About 3/4 of the show is Hartman not knowing the difference between murder and execution, crime and punishment and my correction of him on that.
So that can't be what you want.
Hartman quoted the falsehoods about the innocents sent to death row, my corrections for which I mentioned on the show and which are sourced at all the innocent and exonerated commentaries withn my posts on this site.
The deterrenc studies are reviewed on this site as well, within my secitons, as well as the defenses of them, including rebuttals to Donahue and Wolfers.
Read all the articles on deterrence, saving lives and innocence and exonerated and you will find all the sourced material you need, plus some.
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@Dudley: I have asked for information specifically related to both the radio show and you credibility. Instead of providing the information I requested you have ignored my comments (except to say they are wasted) and now have attempted to take away my identity. I am not "Dahn." How insulting to both "Dahn" and myself! How disingenuous!
You said you could back up everything you said. You either can't or won't. You said "it can't get better than that!" You lied. You can't even manage to spell my name right!
You are not an expert. What you are is a self-proclaimed expert with zero credibility. You are a liar and a hypocrite.
You said "They're wrong!" But you have never said why. And that is why you have no credibility as far as I am concerned.
I will not be commenting again. I hope you have a peaceful Christmas.
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@Dudley and Jurinne,
It is my fault that the posts were not answered Jurinne. Sorry.
I apologize for not publishing these comments sooner.
Thanks Patti
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