AlterNet: How The Death Penalty Is Killing America Newsletters Search for alterNet.org alt Sites ». Efforts to forge a fair capitalpunishment jurisprudence have Today, administration of the death penalty is a http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=10001
Salon Letters | Letters To The Editor kind of crazed mass murderer allowing innocent people to be sentenced to death. toolong to wait to carry out courtordered punishment for capital offenders http://archive.salon.com/letters/2000/05/15/texas_executions/
Extractions: I am not sure which I find more distressing, the fact that George W. Bush seems so callous about putting people to death in Texas, or the fact that he doesn't seem either intelligent enough or concerned enough to see that this rubber-stamping process is a perversion of our justice system. While I and the governor may differ on our view of the death penalty, it remains a fact that the state has the duty to uphold the rights of all of its citizens, even those accused and convicted of crimes. If Bush can't be bothered to consider whether a fair trial was given, or if witnesses were deceitful, or counsel was effective before executing one of the citizens he is sworn to protect, there is no reason to think he will be any more zealous in protecting the rights of the citizens of all the states. Kristina Carey A lan Berlow writes that prior to commutation of a death sentence, "what Bush and his lawyers seem to require from those on death row is absolute proof of innocence," and notes that "Such a standard applied in a court of law would ... undermin[e] one of the most fundamental precepts of our justice system." Unfortunately, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has seen fit to apply just such a standard in most cases.
Debates On National Review Online And, we should not stop meting out punishment to the The lengthy and costly appealsprocess in capital cases makes expensive to put a prisoner to death than to http://www.nationalreview.com/debates/debates012203.asp
Extractions: The Death Penalty As is the case with so many popular outrages, the clamor against the death penalty has grown in direct inverse proportion to the injustice involved. Just as the hysteria over political corruption increases as our campaigns become cleaner, the just cause for outrage over the death penalty has increased even as it has become more reliable and necessary. strengthen our confidence that those remaining on death row belong there. Yes, its unfortunate that poor people sometimes get inadequate representation in court, but that is an argument for better representation. And, besides, if theyre guilty of their crimes they are no less deserving of punishment for being poor (though the rich might be more deserving for being rich). Because execution is irrevocable, the state must take every precaution to make sure those it intends to execute are truly guilty. We do this to an impressive degree, and our judicial system includes levels of appeal that give added protection from error. Yet error occurs. In the past 30 years, over 100 death-row inmates have been released after serious doubt was cast on their convictions.
Security Links site intended to give as full a picture as possible of the complex issues surroundingcapital punishment and its application. death penalty history, statistics http://www.securitylinks.org/Issues/Crime_and_Justice/Death_Penalty/
Extractions: (Added: Mon Jan 01 2001 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Send this link to a friend! Death Penalty Information - An interactive exploration of capital punishment, including arguments for and against, issues of ethics and justice surrounding the death penalty, and interactive maps showing state-by-state data.
Amnesty : Death Penalty Pro The threat of the death penalty deters the caught and punished, so raising thepunishment stakes could kill any potential witnesses to capital crimes; to http://www.ichimusai.org/artiklar/arguments-against-dp.html
Extractions: Site Web Would you like to leave a comment by e-mail to me? Things to consider Links Statements against the death penalty American Civil Liberty Union The increasing danger of executing the innocent Recent cases of innocent or possibly innocent people on death row in the USA. ... The death penalty in Texas: Lethal injustice Death Penalty "The old law of an eye for an eye leaves the entire world blind..." [Search] [Sign guestbook] [Read guestbook] All the men and woman whom I have faced at that final moment, "An execution is not simply death. It is just as different from the privation of life as a concentration camp is from prison. It adds to death a rule, a public premeditation known to the future victim, an organization which is itself a source of moral sufferings more terrible than death. Capital punishment is the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated can be compared. For there to be an equivalency, the death penalty would have to punish a criminal who had warned his victim of the date at which he would inflict a horrible death on him and who, from that moment onward, had confined him at his mercy for months. Such a monster is not encountered in private life."
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The World | Global Hit would be a musical protest against the death penalty. whether or not you oppose capitalpunishment, The World's independent rock scene known as alt country has http://www.theworld.org/archive/glohit/2002/04/17.htm
Extractions: Welcome to The World Online: The website of PRI's daily international news magazine. Find out the latest events from around the globe, test your knowledge with today's Geo Quiz or listen to the sounds of our Global Hit. The World can be heard on public radio stations across the USA and online 24 hours a day. Home Global Hit Today's World News Contact Us Artist: Pine Valley Cosmonauts Country: Various Title: The Exocutioner's Last Songs Vol. I Label: Bloodshot Records Catalog #: BS 074 Jon Langford's artwork There are so many causes that are taken up by pop musicians, it was probably inevitable that at some point, there would be a musical protest against the death penalty. But whether or not you oppose capital punishment, The World's Marco Werman says there are some pretty ear catching tunes on "The Executioner's Last Songs." Marco Werman: The independent rock scene known as alt country has the spirit of British punk and the rootsiness of American country. And that rockabilly swagger comes roaring through on the newly released CD "The Executioner's Last Songs." Welshman and, now, Chicago resident Jon Langford is one of the founders of the longest, and still running punk bands, The Mekons. And along with his other musical outfit The Waco Brothers, Langford is also a big player in the alt country scene. But it's under the marquee of the musical collaborative The Pine Valley Cosmonauts that Jon Langford organized and produced his anti-death penalty recording. "The Executioner's Last Songs" says Langford is not intended to be a collection of protest songs per se.
Listerv/Newsgroup Reviews I looked into the one entitled alt.activism.deathpenalty to be in favor of capitalpunishment, but the intelligent discussions on the death penalty that range http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/spring/listserv/barlow.html
Extractions: Name: alt.activism.deathpenalty Description: A listserv for activists on the issue of capital punishment Members: Varying participation, about 20 regulars Subscriptions to: newsgroup "alt.activism.deathpenalty" Scanning down a list of newsgroups on the Internet can be a mind numbing task, considering the large number of them that are available. When I looked into the one entitled "alt.activism.deathpenalty" I found a diverse meeting place for people who want ot voice their opinion on the hot issue of capital punishment. The age group seemed to vary, but there were a lot of adults that were extremely knowledgable on the subject. It is a rather large forum with almost one hundred messages to browse through from 'net-surfers everywhere. Most of the subscribers seem to be in favor of capital punishment, but the newsgroup is not only for people who share that opinion. Along with the intelligent discussions on the death penalty that range from political to personal views, many arguments take place as well. Some of the subject lines take a radical standpoint such as the one entitled "HANG THE BASTARDS HIGH!" while others are more subtle in voicing their beliefs. I found a lot of perceptive feedback in this newsgruop on the death penalty and why it should be kept legal. Some of the entries contained background information on capital punishment, some were updates on executions taking place (or NOT taking place), and others were personal accounts of people who had lost loved ones to violent crimes. Whether you are interested in reading about opposing beliefs on capital punishment, voicing your own opinion, or even looking for a source of information for a paper, the newsgroup alt.activism. deathpenalty is an excellent place to look.
Newsgroups And Mailing Lists List Anticapital punishment; to subscribe, write to listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu,and write in the body of the message sub ABOLISH your name. alt.prisons http://crime.about.com/cs/newsgroupslists/
NIC - Alt.activism.* alt.activism. alt.activism.deathpenalty For people opposed to capitalpunishment. Back to Top Level Copyright Notice Credits. http://www.ibiblio.org/usenet-i/hier-s/alt.activism.html
Planet Papers - Comments On "The Alternative For Death Penalty" of the d.penalty and how that country's society has the nation of Australia has removedcapital punishment in all and moral implications of the death penalty http://www.planetpapers.com/comments/showcomments.php?essay=3513
OpinionJournal - Outside The Box couples would get an average $1,700 reduction in the marriage penalty; 40 million stategovernments lose large amounts of revenue when their capital gains tax http://opinionjournal.com/columnists/pdupont/
Extractions: Friday, April 4, 2003 12:01 a.m. EST Is racial discrimination in the selection of applicants to attend colleges and law schools acceptableand constitutionalif its purpose is to achieve diversity in the student body? That was the question argued before the Supreme Court Tuesday. The University of Michigan says yes, the social goal of diversity is paramount. The qualified students rejected because of their race say no, such procedures violate their rights under the 14th Amendment, which guarantees "equal protection of the laws," and Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which makes discrimination "on the ground of race, color, or national origin" illegal for any institution receiving federal funds.
Swirve Movies thought about using this space to voice my opposition to the practice of capitalpunishment. not give a spiel about why Im against the death penalty out of http://movies.swirve.com/review.cgi?view=gale
Extractions: June 11, 2001 Tim McVeigh was put to death at 7:15 this morning, Central Daylight time, by the Federal Government of the United States of America. He was convicted of crimes related to the terrorist bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building, and the of killing 168 people (169, if you believe Salon'com's assertion that there was an extra leg in the rubble that didn't belong to anyone). And if you don't know any of this, you've been living in a hole since before April, 1995. I'm not going to sway anyone on the merits of the death penalty here. Those who are for the death penalty are generally strongly for it, those opposed are passionately opposed - no minds would be changed by a short CSP article. And, while I personally oppose the death penalty, even I find it hard to object to the humane and relatively painless execution of a man who admits to having killed 168 people. What I do object to, what does make me most sad, is the rabidity with which we as a people killed this man. From the "Buh-bye Tim" signs on peoples' lawns, to the cheering and hollering on various radio morning shows, it is evident we took great pleasure in this very public execution. While the 1967 film
