Tag: capital punishment
Hillary Clinton comes out against abolishing death penalty
At a campaign event in Manchester New Hampshire on Wednesday, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she supports keeping the death penalty in place on the federal level. Hillary Rodham Clinton had planned to focus her remarks Wednesday at a Politics and Eggs breakfast in Manchester, N.H., in support of…
How does Clayton Lockett’s botched execution NOT violate the 8th Amendment?
I’d love to hear someone explain to me how the botched execution of Clayton Lockett in Oklahoma doesn’t violate the 8th Amendment, which states “cruel and unusual punishments [shall not be] inflicted” (emphasis added). The execution of Clayton Lockett was halted after a doctor acknowledged that because of problems in…
Rick Perry is extremely pro-life!
Says Republican Gov. Rick Perry of Texas: “I am calling the Legislature back into session because too much important work remains undone for the people of Texas,” Perry said in a statement. “Texans value life and want to protect women and the unborn.” Yep, Rick Perry really really values life….
Texas executes man with IQ of 61
This is absolutely disgusting… A Texas man convicted in the shooting death of a 21-year-old man in 1992 was executed Tuesday in Huntsville, officials said. Marvin Wilson was pronounced dead at 6:27 p.m. (7:27 p.m. ET), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said. Wilson’s IQ had been measured at 61,…
He was 14 years, 6 months, and 5 days old when he was put to death
This is worth a read…. In a South Carolina prison sixty-six years ago, guards walked a 14-year-old boy, bible tucked under his arm, to the electric chair. At 5′ 1″ and 95 pounds, the straps didn’t fit, and an electrode was too big for his leg. The switch was pulled…
Gov. Rick Perry’s Lust for Life
Now we all know that Gov. Perry is pro-life…goes without saying…but during the last Republican debate Rep. Michell Bachmann came out swinging about his attempted mandate for immunizing teen girls against HPV. Gov. Perry defended himself by saying: “At the end of the day, this was about trying to stop…
Are the death penalty’s days numbered?
They could be, at least in the state of Indiana: In the wake of the dismissal of two death penalty cases in Indianapolis and the demise of National Advocacy Center, one noted defense attorney says capital punishment may be on its way out in Indiana. “I think what you see…
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