0
POPSYou Can't Take Back Executing an Innocent
Long past time in Ohio to end the death penalty and in the other states and the Federal government - why? Think about all the headlines over the past few years about the mess in Illinois over people on death row or in for life who were proved innocent. This has been repeated in a number of other states due to the effort, in part, of the Innocent Project. But they cannot be everywhere nor investigate all cases. Here's the point: If you sentence someone to life and find later on a mistake was made, the solution is to release the person and look for the real offender. If you execute an innocent, there is no way out. Across the country, people who have been accused of nearly the same kind or type of murder get death penalty specifications in once jurisdiction and not in another. We are not just talking about one state versus another state - the variation exists within states, county to county. That means no equal justice for the accused or the relatives and friends of the victims. W
0
POPSForgotten Victims: Families of People on Death Row The Old Testament tenet: Do justice, love mercy, and humbly walk with your God describes much of 83-year old Celia McWee's life; visiting her son on death row before he was executed gave her meaning to her life for 13 years.
2
POPSDeath Penalty too expensive for Illinois - Lawyers say Illinois was state that first discovered that it's death penalty or capital crimes cases were hugely flawed over the years - so this recommendation comes from real experience with many who were wrongly accused and sentenced to death or life imprisonment.
0
POPSNebraska of Two Minds Over Death Penalty State Senator Utter says he is for the death penalty for the most heinous crimes or criminals. How do you define most heinous, average heinous, not-so-much heinous, not heinous? He does not say. I am sure the US Supreme court and his own state supreme court would say - too vague, Utter!
2
POPSIndiana and US Supreme Court on Collision Course The US Supreme Court has already said that it is unconstitutional to execute someone who is mentally ill or retarded. A new law is being proposed in Indiana to get the state to comply but in meantime, the state seems bound and determined to kill a mentally ill inmate for killing his brother while in a delusional state.
0
POPSAnti-Death Penalty Editorial "It's a shame that America is almost the last pro-death democracy, ranking alongside brutal dictatorships such as China, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the like. America was tainted, for example, when former Texas Gov. George W. Bush set an all-time record of putting people to death - and mocked one woman about to be killed." From Editorial
0
POPSMoratorium in Death Penalty Proposed for Missouri A moratorium is a good way to give yourself time to sort out the inequalities in a current system and to decide if you want to spend the money needed to make the system fair to all families of victim(s) and accused concerned and effective in meeting the needs of the community.
2
Clips
Latest Pops
Latest Comments
Most Pops
Tags
Print
Save
Turn on live update