I dont agree with the death penalty. Its a very Southern practice from that old lynching mentality. Almost all executions take place in the South with a few exceptions here and there. Texas is the leading State by far. Im not from Texas. I was raised in California. Coming from the West Coast to the South was like going back in time. I didnt even think real cowboys existed. Texas is a very country state, aside a few major cities. There are still small towns that a black person would not be welcomed. California is more of a melting pot. I grew up in the Bay Area where its very diverse. The death penalty needs to be abolished. Life without parole is still a death sentence. The only difference is time. To say you need to kill a person in a shorter amount of time is just seeking revenge on that person. If the death penalty must exist, I think it should only be for cases where more than one person is killed like these rampant shootings that have taken place around the country the last few years. Also, in a situation of terrorism. If youre not giving the death penalty for murder, then the government is already saying that the taking of ones life is not worth the death penalty. Capital murder is if you take someones life and commit another felony at the same time. Thats Texas law. That makes a person eligible for the death penalty The problem is, youre not getting the death penalty for murder, youre actually getting it for the other felony. That doesnt make common sense. You can kill a man but you will not get the death penalty......if you kill a man and take money out his wallet, now you can get the death penalty. Im on death row and yet I didnt commit the act of murder. I was convicted under the law of parties. When people read about the case, they assume I killed the victim, but the facts are undisputed that I did not kill the victim. The one who killed him plead guilty to capital murder for a life sentence. He admitted to the murder and has never denied it. Under the Texas law of parties, they say it doesnt matter whether I killed the victim or not, Im criminally responsible for someone elses conduct. But I was the only one given the death penalty.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:50:35 +0000
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