Wrongful Conviction/ Injustice Community Group
For people and families who have tasted or advocate against the horrors of injustice
I have often argued that the unfair manner in which the death penalty is applied to minorities and its unreliability to possibly cause the execution of the wrong person----a totally innocent man or woman----should be two of the greatest reasons to abolish this barbaric procedure.
The death penalty is plenty gruesome enough, but it becomes just a sad state in American history when we have Supreme Court justices such as Antonio Scalia.
In the article below it mentions how he mocked one of his fellow justices, Harry Blackmun, for his opposition to the death penalty using the case of an 11 year old girl who was raped and killed as a justification for the death penalty.
A few months later, the very case Scalia had referenced came before the court. Henry Lee McCollum, a mentally-disabled man who was on death row in North Carolina after having been convicted of that rape and murder, applied to the court for a review of his case. Scalia was part of the majority that rejected the request without comment.
As it turned out the gentleman who was convicted of the crime to which Scalia referenced was an innocent man who spent over 30 years in prison before being exonerated by DNA evidence.
""The demagoguery of his response to Justice Blackmun is pretty standard for proponents of state-sanctioned death. Rather than contend with the many logical and irrefutable arguments against capital punishment, they use a brute-force appeal to emotion.""
One might say, "Well, Scalia had no idea the man was innocent when he made his statements."
THAT IS JUST THE POINT!!!!
He DIDN'T know whether he was innocent or guilty and that is the one big reason the Death Penalty in American should be abolished. It is unreliable.
The level of mean spirit ness in this country is just amazing-----sad, but amazing.
Here is a link to the article----
http://tinyurl.com/pgro7ed
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The death penalty is plenty gruesome enough, but it becomes just a sad state in American history when we have Supreme Court justices such as Antonio Scalia.
In the article below it mentions how he mocked one of his fellow justices, Harry Blackmun, for his opposition to the death penalty using the case of an 11 year old girl who was raped and killed as a justification for the death penalty.
A few months later, the very case Scalia had referenced came before the court. Henry Lee McCollum, a mentally-disabled man who was on death row in North Carolina after having been convicted of that rape and murder, applied to the court for a review of his case. Scalia was part of the majority that rejected the request without comment.
As it turned out the gentleman who was convicted of the crime to which Scalia referenced was an innocent man who spent over 30 years in prison before being exonerated by DNA evidence.
""The demagoguery of his response to Justice Blackmun is pretty standard for proponents of state-sanctioned death. Rather than contend with the many logical and irrefutable arguments against capital punishment, they use a brute-force appeal to emotion.""
One might say, "Well, Scalia had no idea the man was innocent when he made his statements."
THAT IS JUST THE POINT!!!!
He DIDN'T know whether he was innocent or guilty and that is the one big reason the Death Penalty in American should be abolished. It is unreliable.
The level of mean spirit ness in this country is just amazing-----sad, but amazing.
Here is a link to the article----
http://tinyurl.com/pgro7ed
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A big problem is that people still tend to believe what people in the justice system say especially with the type of press that goes along with the hype
I don't understand how any civilized first world nation can stand by this atrocity ... I have the utmost respect for my wonderful American friends but I have a huge problem with the death penalty... It makes no sense to me and people bloody well know it's wrong so often ... And it also comes down to murder... If you don't think murder is okay how can you think the death penalty is okay???
Here is one of the disconnects with some of these people.
Many are pro-life and their reasoning is that life is precious, that abortion is murder, and the sanctity of life trumps the rights of the mother.
But many, many of these pro-lifers are also pro-death penalty. When they want to execute a man---who could be innocent----all of a sudden life is not so precious and the sanctity of life does not hold much importance.
Granted, the man has been convicted of a major crime, but that should not negate their view that life is God given and of the ultimate value.
Do they not realize you cannot have it both ways and appear credible?
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I don't believe anyone can state that murder is wrong and then commit murder... For me it's not about wrongful conviction to tell you the truth although I'll use that argument to get people on board.. It's about killing a human being and the suffering his/her loved on will go through
When juries are picked who knows what those peoples lives have been like and what prejudices or traumas they may have had... It can't be fair... We are emotional beings.. We aren't robots
And judges can be plain arrogant ... I know of a judge here well...due to my family knowing him... I remember when he was appointed my mom saying he was one of the worst judges of character she knows... He could be a sleazy pric#... sigh...
And those who have a lousy lawyer due to not having money is huge... sigh... Sad state of affairs....xo