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Man on death row wants to donate liver to dying sister

MrMulan — Mon, 16 May 2005 14:27:17 -0800

Man on death row wants to donate liver to dying sister. I think this opens up many questions and mucks up the waters if you are both pro life(viva Terri), and also support the death penalty. (first fpp)

[Followup] Cooper granted stay of execution.

Dipsomaniac — Mon, 09 Feb 2004 20:53:29 -0800

Convicted killer wins stay. The 9th Circuit Court feels that justice would be better served by being more sure that Cooper is actually guilty of the 4 murders he was sentenced to die for (followed from here). Considering the amount of controversy over evidence handling in this case, I think that they're right.

The Exonerated

nofundy — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 09:09:50 -0800

The Exonerated
Want to see some great theater and learn a bit about our great system of justice and capital punishment? Then The Exonerated may be the show for you.

The other night I went to see The Exonerated, which has been playing Off Broadway since last fall and is also appearing in theaters around the country this year. Composed wholly from court records and interviews by playwrights Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, this documentary drama recounts true tales of horror from the American criminal-justice system. The actors sit downstage and read their parts as the stories of six innocent citizens condemned to death row unfold. If this sounds like a worthy endeavor, it is; if it sounds dull or didactic, it isn’t.

Ty Webb — Wed, 12 Jun 2002 09:49:15 -0800

God's Justice and Ours. Justice Antonin Scalia writes on capital punishment in First Things: "In my view, the major impetus behind modern aversion to the death penalty is the equation of private morality with governmental morality. This is a predictable (though I believe erroneous and regrettable) reaction to modern, democratic self–government."

owillis — Mon, 10 Sep 2001 23:23:28 -0800

England vs. USA Over the death penalty. Initially I felt like saying "butt out" but America tends to get involved in other countries when our citizens are in trouble (like that kid in Singapore way back).

matteo — Wed, 02 May 2001 10:46:43 -0800

TV to Air Death Chamber Tapes "The tapes were recorded by prison staff and document the events taking place in the execution chamber as narrated by prison officials witnessing the event. The descriptions follow the procedure from the securing of the prisoner to the electric chair to the pronouncement of the time of death and the removal of the prisoner's body from 23 executions. All the tapes are public record".

jasonshellen — Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:47:49 -0800

U.S. Supreme Court to review death penalty for retarded. Regardless of what you think of the death penalty for people of normal(?) mental capacity, can you believe that they are just starting to reconsider this now?

thirteen — Fri, 29 Dec 2000 12:51:32 -0800

Judge oks McVeigh execution request
I understand the ACLU is fighting to keep him alive, but I cannot find a link.

evilmaryellen — Wed, 26 Jul 2000 07:52:57 -0800

Pregnant women on death row. I don't understand why this is an issue. I'm not commenting on capital punishment here, a problem in itself, but what's the rush? Why not just wait until the child is born?

tremendo — Tue, 30 May 2000 16:24:08 -0800

Final meal requests . Is the Texas Department of Criminal Justice a bit sadistic or what?