Death Penalty Articles: Recent Comments

Comment on PRESS RELEASE: “EXONERATED” FORMER DEATH ROW INMATE RECONVICTED

Hilton — 2010-04-11T00:32:49Z

I had no doubt, the DNA testing is a waste (most of the time), a stall tactic. These murderers grasp at straws to delay justice.

Comment on Todd Willingham murdered my 3 daughters

Kevin — 2010-04-05T20:40:28Z

Brian, I find it interesting you bring up the fact that the crucifixion of Jesus was wrong. You need to go back and study your Bible a little more as it seems to me you do not understand exactly why Jesus was crucified on the cross. If I remember correctly his father "God" sent him to us in order to die for our sins. Without Jesus making that sacrifice we would have been condemned to Hell. So your religious argument is really irrelevant.

Comment on Todd Willingham murdered my 3 daughters

Brian McNary — 2010-04-03T09:46:32Z

I am not concerned with the "evidence" in any given case, particularly. Or whether any given individual is guilty or not.

Simply stated, killing people is insane. It does not save money. It does not make you whole or make anyone feel better. It is not ordained by God, and in fact Jesus was executed by the same fear driven and hateful egos that kill today.

We have lost our way. We practice hate. And we employ any means available to justify that fear and hatred. It is a sickness practiced by the spiritually bankrupt who have no capacity to love, to find mercy or compassion.

So you DP advocates go right on ahead. Kill as many as you can. There won't be any tax refund checks headed your way, you won't be restored to sanity, and no...the world won't be a safer place. You will not deter anyone bent on killing. In fact, as murder becomes more and more practiced by individuals and the state, it will become more and more acceptable and ordinary. A world where killing people is normal. What a legacy.

I can sleep tonite. I don't have to worry about making arguments and rationalizing whether killing people is right or not. A few of you might not. And the state will be more than happy to sell you a little booze, trazadone, or Prozac to help you sleep with your crazy and arcane beliefs that killing anyone makes the world a better place. Those things represent the problem. One day, it may dawn on the conscious, that love, tolerance, and understanding are the solution.

Odd, that we celebrate the execution and resurrection of Jesus this weekend. And what did he say? "Forgive them father, they know not what they do." And he was right.

Comment on Judge's Clarification Puts Him in More Hot Water: Texas Death Penalty Ruled Unconstitutional

Brian McNary — 2010-03-26T21:44:15Z

Ah Dudley...

Losing your grip? Even with your reduced figs (which I dispute) nine or ten people doomed to die were not guilty. Hardly a majority?

ONE is too many Dudley. Killing people to make ourselves feel better is insane and arcane. And you can rant all you want about a punishing God. No God of mine asks me to kill anyone. And in fact, I don't want the burden.

Comment on Why Gov. Perry shook up the Texas Forensic Science Commission

SDL in Florida — 2010-03-11T17:56:46Z

Branti...

Dudley is a Jeezo-Fascist.

Comment on Todd Willingham murdered my 3 daughters

mike — 2010-02-26T16:08:53Z

What doubt? Those who oppose the DP always have a doubt no matter how overwhelming the evidence of guilt. The state and federal courts, including the USSC, reviewed and rejected Willingham's last minute appeals, which included Hurst's affidavit, had no doubts.

Yet, those who have never reviewed the evidence and are ignorant of the applicable law think they know more. Right.

Comment on New law - Life sentence and out of prison

Alfonso — 2010-02-17T20:25:33Z

Supporters of the abolition of capital punishment are liars and deshonestos.Amnistey International, Human Rights Watch and Penal Reform claim that they want to abolish the death penalty so that they do not die innocent victims of miscarriages of justice but what they do not say is that it is opposed to ferormente The life without parole (lwop) to justify having granted parole to murderers of children and serial killers. truth is that if we defend the parole for lifers assume a high risk that the criminal released to kill.Cases as Kenneth_Allen_McDuff, Gilberto Champa, Darryl Kemp etc.If say that the rehabilitation support for these murderers admitting the risk of dying innocents.
Clear that after abolishing death the “reformers” would seek to attack LWOP next, then any long prison sentences.

Comment on New law - Life sentence and out of prison

Alfonso — 2010-02-17T20:08:30Z

Portugal, Spain and Norway have softer penal systems in the world, in fact these are the only European Union countries that have no life imprisonment.
Currently being debated in Spain toughen the law of the child and introduce life imprisonment "Light" (with posibilty of parole) but our Prime Minister Zapatero is denied.
In Portugal, the maximum penalty under the criminal code of 1993 is 25 years imprisonment!, Though a murderer kills 150 people can not serve more than 25 years. Not only that, the maximum sentence for 2nd degree murder is "15 years".
Antonio Pinto will be released as soon as you arrive in Portugal.
In Spain the maximum limit for mass murder is 25 years but a 2003 reform is raised to 40 years for terrorism.
Currently in use there are powerful lobby groups who seek the Abolition of the prison along models to Spain and other European countries:Amnestey International, Prison Reform International, Prison Legal News, Human Rights Watch, ACLU, they are generously funded by Ford Foundation, George Soros Open Society ... that's why I was pleasantly surprised when I reported that the Heritage Foundation here to victims unite to combat the anti-incarceration movement here. This that support groups for victims have equal resources to their opponents. To conclude my opinion and recommendation is that the Heritage Foundation deeply case study Spanish and To establish relationships between groups of victims of U.S. and Spain.

Comment on Todd Willingham murdered my 3 daughters

christal — 2010-02-07T23:23:11Z

Brian,
I hope so too. I feel the fact that there was doubt as to camerons innocence the 30 day stay by Gov. Perry should have been granted. It's not so much a fact of pro 0r anti death penalty for me as it is a matter of justice. Once we take a life we can not ever replace or make up for it.

Comment on Todd Willingham murdered my 3 daughters

christal — 2010-02-03T18:30:00Z

I do not give much credibility to Stacy Kurkendyall. It was already stated by neighbors that she along with Todd was outside the burned home going through the remains, laughing and listening to music. This is not the attitude of a greiving mother, instead of a woman who if a crime was committed more than likely was involved and trying to save her own ass. As for Govenor Perry...PLEASE!!! Move to somewhere else and run your own country. The criminal justice system in Texas is corrupt and run by criminals worse than the offenders they are paid to supervise.
Chris