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September 26th, 2024 - 7:41 pm § in Law and Courts

Do nitrogen gas executions work?

Of course they work. The method has been used twice now, and both those inmates are dead. So far, Alabama is the only state to execute anyone with nitrogen gas. It didn’t go off very well either time. The first the inmate “appeared conscious for several minutes into the execution, and sh[...]

October 11th, 2018 - 1:08 pm § in Misc.

Washington joins states without a death penalty

Washington became a non-death penalty state Thursday when the state supreme court declared the state’s capital punishment statute “invalid because it is imposed in an arbitrary and racially biased manner.” The ruling effectively converts the state’s eight outstanding death senten[...]

February 5th, 2015 - 11:16 am § in Misc.

Liberal Hypocrisy: When Capital Punishment is Justified

Jordan’s eye-for-an-eye response to the Islamic State The question asked by some liberals is : What purpose did hanging these two convicts serve? Is capital punishment worse than life long imprisonment?  Should life long imprisonment be made more unpleasant .. perhaps by putting the perps in cage[...]

October 9th, 2014 - 7:51 pm § in Misc.

What Should We Do With A Witness Who Kills People With Lies?

How much lower can a human being go than giving false testimony under oath so a defendant gets the death penalty? “After his conviction, Manuel received the death penalty, largely because a state prison expert presented false testimony to persuade the jury that Manuel would pose a danger to so[...]

March 18th, 2014 - 3:06 am § in Misc.

A Letter From Ray Jasper, Who Is About to Be Executed

Texas death row inmate Ray Jasper is scheduled to be put to death tomorrow. He has written a letter to the GAWKER website that everyone should read. This letter has been written by a man who has been on death row for a number of years. He was found through a database called Prison Search […][...]