This makes me sick. Even if he was guilty 14 is too young to be executed (not that anyone should ever be) but God help us if he was innocent – “we the people” killed an innocent child. That is the question being asked in an article on Huffington Post and by Steve Mckenzie...
Troy Davis is still set to be executed tomorrow in Georgia for a crime he very likely did not commit. I feel physically ill.
This just in from TCADP . . .URGENT! TX Gov. Perry has left Lt. Governor David Dewhurst in charge of today’s execution while he is out of the state. Please CALL DEWHURST RIGHT NOW to ask him to stay the execution of Duane Buck, which is scheduled for 6pm Central time tonight. CALL NOW!...
This insanity has got to stop! Good for Huffington Post for having the imminent execution of Troy Davis as their headline story. The list of celebrities and politicians calling for a stay is tremendous and extends to former FBI chief William Sessions. People (read anyone in Georgia with the power to stop this execution)...
This just in from Amnesty International . . . Further Information on UA 233/11 (28 July, 2011) Issue Date: 1 August 2011 Country: U.S.A. URGENT ACTION EXECUTION STAYED TO REVIEW INNOCENCE CLAIM The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has stayed the execution of Larry Swearingen, who was due to be put to death in...
Mark Stroman was murdered by the state of Texas today despite the pleas of one of his victims to spare his life. Rais did all he could to stop the execution and is heart broken that Mark’s life was taken tonight. My 7 year said the sweetest prayer before bed that Stroman’s life would...
Life works in funny ways – one such moving example that gives a misanthrope like me a flicker of hope that humanity is worth saving comes in the form of Rais campaigning to save the life of the man who tried to take his. No matter what religion you subscribe to if that is...
Mark Stroman is due to be executed in Texas on 20 July. He was sentenced to death in 2002 for the murder of an Indian immigrant following the 9/11 attacks in the USA. A Bangladeshi man he also shot during a series of post-9/11 crimes is calling for clemency. On 4 October 2001, Vasudev...
I recently had the experience of getting to know a Death Row inmate who was facing an imminent execution date. Lee “Tiny” Taylor and I began writing a couple of months ago, not long after he was informed of the exact day, time, and manner in which he would be put to death by...
Texas killed another man last night. One who many believe to have been mentally retarded. You all know how I feel about this. I think anyone who could have saved him should have to watch him die and life with that image for the rest of their lives. More at huffpost here.