Wednesday, December 5, 2007
In response to A Gee Statement: Death Penalty Right or Wrong?
After reading the political criticism over the death penalty in Texas; I would have to agree that most, if not all inmates on death row have committed the crimes they have been charged with. I also believe the punishment of lethal injection does seem fair for those who are guilty of murder. But, the question on my end is why Texas executes more inmates on death row every year than any other state? You ask what other alternatives the ones who reject the death penalty would like to see, and if the alternatives would in turn keep serious crimes down. Other states like New Jersey are working to completely abolish the death penalty and give life in prison with no parole. The crime rate in Jersey will not be expected to increase, and the number of capital punishments in their state at present time is extremely low. In my opinion, abolishment of capital punishment in Texas is not necessary, but we should use it with more caution and less often. I do not think the 405 executions since 1982 is really the influencing factor in the case of a murder. If some one has the mentality to kill I believe they will regardless of life in prison or possible execution.
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"After reading the political criticism over the death penalty in Texas; I would have to agree that most, if not all inmates on death row have committed the crimes they have been charged with."
Say What!
How many people on Texas Death Row have to have their convictions overturned because crime labs fabricated evidence, or prosecutors withheld evidence, or court appointed defense attorneys were asleep during the trial for you to get that many on Texas Death Row are innocent.
And this is not to say that all people on Texas Death Row who were deprived a fair trial are innocent, but some most assuredly are innocent.
In the case of Ernest Willis, after he'd been on Texas Death Row for 17 years, the prosecutor re-examined the original evidence. The prosecutor found that not only was Mr. Willis innocent of capital murder, but no crime had ever taken place. The tragic deaths of Gail Joe Allison and Elizabeth Grace Belue were accidents.
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