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Thomas Arthur Doesn't Get It! Executions Are Fun for Folks - No Offense Inte...
THE TROUBLE WITH DEATH PENALTY OPPONENTS is that they miss the point - executions are just plain fun! Capital punishment is very stimulating and has long been used as entertainment for folks. The sport... 'Texas 7' member volunteers to be executed
Michael Rodriguez worked for a year to convince the courts he was competent to drop his appeals and volunteer for the death penalty, and this Thursday he will get his wish.He says he feels remorse for his involvement in a violent prison break and crime spree that saw one... Laypeople to decide death penalty in Japan
Starting next May, jury duty in Japan will become an even heavier responsibility, as the country's new "lay-judge" program will sometimes empower ordinary citizens to deliver death sentences.The ethics of the death penalty aside, I find it fascinating--and terrible,... Cuba to commute death sentences
"Cuba's President Raul Castro says nearly all death sentences are to be commuted to prison terms of between 30 years and life. It is the latest in a series of liberalising measures. Mr Castro said the decision was humanitarian and not due to international pressure. Three... Mom on Trial - Microwaved her 1yo infant daughter
China Arnold, age 27, (pictured) has been accused of of murdering her infant, by placing the 1 month old baby girl in a microwave oven and burning her to death.Potential jury members were examined - especially about... UN votes for death penalty freeze
"The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, with the ultimate aim of abolishing capital punishment. It voted 104 in favour and 54 against with 29 abstentions on a resolution which, while non-binding, reflects the view of...Gay Nigerians face Sharia death
"Eighteen men have been remanded in prison following their arrest for alleged sodomy in northern Nigeria, the state-owned news agency, Nan, reports. The men were arrested in a hotel in north-eastern Bauchi State, which is governed by the Islamic Sharia law. The Sharia... Texas man to die laughing tonight
"By MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press Writer
© 2007 The Associated Press
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Whatever condemned prisoner Patrick Knight has planned as the joke he's promised in his final statement before he's put... Execution Date Set for Tennessee Cop Killer
Legal wrangling continues as the execution date looms for Philip Workman. The condemned was convicted in 1981 of murdering a police officer during a restaurant robbery, and his executino date had been shifted several times."Lawyers for convicted cop killer Philip Workman and...DNA, Capital Punishment and Humanity
Now that we have DNA evidence to make certain that we have the right person who committed a particular crime, I believe the time has come to change our approach to capital punishment. Recent actions by the former governor of Illinois in stopping, temporarily, all executions...Death Penalty: Pro/Con?
By special request, I've posted a discussion forum topic on your thoughts on the death penalty? Should it be legal? Should it be removed from practice? What makes it right or wrong? Has there been a situation in your life that has given you direct...Saddam's Execution to be Videotaped
"You can't really televise the bread, but the circuses can be broadcast. This Reuters story comes to us by way of TVNewser."Television networks face a killer of a conundrum with the impending execution of Saddam...Chinese Death Vans
Mobile execution chambers are now on the road in China. As a replacement for the firing squad, this is nomadic power, bringing the state – and lethal injections – to your doorstep.Harpers Ideal
"Here is the result of law and order platforms embraced by the right, and what we can expect with the Harpocrite Government's new crime laws. The US Prison Industrial Complex is growing by 1000 people a week thanks to, wait for it....the War on Drugs."Master craftsman of death
"As you drive along a pleasant country lane in southeast England, the sign for Eldon Farm advertises “animal and bird feed, dog and cat food, animal bedding, hay and straw.” It doesn't say anything about...
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