Wrongful Conviction/ Injustice Community Group
For people and families who have tasted or advocate against the horrors of injustice
Here are links to two entirely different situations here in Oklahoma, but yet, they address the same principle. Both stories were in the new this morning.
http://tinyurl.com/obdpo6a
http://tinyurl.com/nbun6z2
The first link is to a story in which an innocent woman was freed after 20 years in an Oklahoma prison due to police and DA misconduct.
After reading the two stories, I ask, "Is something wrong here?"
“Ms. Murphy’s wrongful arrest, detention, prosecution, conviction, and imprisonment were the result of egregious misconduct by law enforcement officers, forensic analysts and their supervisors, acting individually and in concert to use any means necessary to obtain a conviction,” Murphy states in her complaint, filed Monday.
The second link is to a story about a possibly innocent man in Oklahoma who, unless there is a last hour intervention, will be executed this afternoon. This has made headlines all over our nation and there is much evidence to cast doubt on his conviction.
You might ask, "What was his crime that sent him on death row?" He is now awaiting to be executed on the word of a snitch, who admitted that he himself committed the crime which sent Richard Glossip to death row.
He is one of the very few who have been on death row in Oklahoma who was not physically involved in the actual offense.
Both of these stores are very recent. One is a story of a new beginning for the young lady and the other story is possibly the ultimate end for a possibly innocent man.
Here in Oklahoma, it is almost a state pastime to convict people and give them harsh sentences.
If anything, this represents everything wrong about capital punishment. The death penalty is so flawed, yet so final, that there is no reason to even have it as the chance of executing an innocent man is too great.
So, I ask, if the death penalty causes this much confusion and angst for people, and there is always a chance of executing an innocent man, WHY DO WE STILL HAVE IT as a means of punishment? Are we that hell bent on revenge that we don't care if we execute an innocent human being.
If there is anyone out there who can explain this to me, I would love to hear your comments.
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http://tinyurl.com/obdpo6a
http://tinyurl.com/nbun6z2
The first link is to a story in which an innocent woman was freed after 20 years in an Oklahoma prison due to police and DA misconduct.
After reading the two stories, I ask, "Is something wrong here?"
“Ms. Murphy’s wrongful arrest, detention, prosecution, conviction, and imprisonment were the result of egregious misconduct by law enforcement officers, forensic analysts and their supervisors, acting individually and in concert to use any means necessary to obtain a conviction,” Murphy states in her complaint, filed Monday.
The second link is to a story about a possibly innocent man in Oklahoma who, unless there is a last hour intervention, will be executed this afternoon. This has made headlines all over our nation and there is much evidence to cast doubt on his conviction.
You might ask, "What was his crime that sent him on death row?" He is now awaiting to be executed on the word of a snitch, who admitted that he himself committed the crime which sent Richard Glossip to death row.
He is one of the very few who have been on death row in Oklahoma who was not physically involved in the actual offense.
Both of these stores are very recent. One is a story of a new beginning for the young lady and the other story is possibly the ultimate end for a possibly innocent man.
Here in Oklahoma, it is almost a state pastime to convict people and give them harsh sentences.
If anything, this represents everything wrong about capital punishment. The death penalty is so flawed, yet so final, that there is no reason to even have it as the chance of executing an innocent man is too great.
So, I ask, if the death penalty causes this much confusion and angst for people, and there is always a chance of executing an innocent man, WHY DO WE STILL HAVE IT as a means of punishment? Are we that hell bent on revenge that we don't care if we execute an innocent human being.
If there is anyone out there who can explain this to me, I would love to hear your comments.
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Well, good morning to you!Today is National Roller Coaster Day. Are any of you going?It's also National Tell-A-Joke Day! Come up with some and share!I'm not bright with jokes these days, but I'll start:"Today I ordered a chicken and an egg from Amazon...I'll let you know." :D
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Woke up feeling very emotional and about to clock in at my place of employment. And can't place it all in writing but not been a good experience with my store manager or his boss. Defamation of my character is a concern. I've been losing appetite and weight. Trying to perform at work to keep myself from hospitalization as a result of toxic masculinity.
At most I've been middle of the road on the issue. Mostly because I personally would prefer death than life in imprisonment...and yes, I've thought it out.
As far as why people vote for it...I think it's a vengeance issue...eye for an eye. I think many religious meanings get pulled into it, but I may be prejudiced there (I'm atheist.)
I think that people also (mistakenly) think that killing the convicted will make them feel better after the loss of their loved one. When the only thing that's going to make you feel better...is yourself.
I've had many conversations with my kids on that one...not specifically related to the death penalty...but about life in general. I think that those conversations were a big part of the reason that my kids got over the death of their dad's girlfriend so quickly....the mental work had already been done.
I hope and pray that his case will get back to court R.... Huge hug for you and a blessing... There is no excuse for the death penalty.. It's been shown over and over again that wrongful convictions happen and there is no way to correct that fatal error and for me the morality of it alone is paramount.... I don't think too many people would be for the death penalty if it came to those who they loved
I hope that Richard can get some justice ... Big hug....x