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- Ramanisky20
here's an interesting thing I heard last night
At the exact same time as Mr. Davis is to be sent to his death tonight, Governor Rick Perry is scheduled to add to his record tally of state-sponsored death. One of the men who lynched James Byrd, Jr. is also scheduled to die by lethal injection in Texas. Lawrence Brewer's guilt is not in question, and his crime was beyond description. But the death penalty is not a fence-sitting issue.
For his part, Mr. Byrd's son doesn't think this is justice:
you can't fight murder with murder," Ross Byrd, 32, told Reuters late Tuesday, the night before Wednesday's scheduled execution of Lawrence Russell Brewer for one of the most notorious hate crimes in modern times."Life in prison would have been fine. I know he can't hurt my daddy anymore. I wish the state would take in mind that this isn't what we want."
- funny how knuckleheads like cygnus cry for less controlling govt but are willing to cede the ultimate power.Fax_Benson
- Its people like that Ross Byrd who make me think there is yet hope for humanity amongst all this shit. RIP James Byrd, Jrisakosmo