Author Topic: DNA proves Coleman did it (Read 1511 times)

BluKitty · « **Reply #15 on:** January 12, 2006, 11:26:10 PM »

glad you understand more or less.....

I wonder if Katrina managed to teach anyone anything about our so called great society.

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VOR · « **Reply #16 on:** January 12, 2006, 11:38:45 PM »

Whoa bub, don't go pinning any labels on me.

Shuckins · « **Reply #17 on:** January 12, 2006, 11:54:49 PM »

Blukitty,

There are a disproportionate number of black men on death row because criminal activity is far more pervasive in our country's black communities than in those of any other ethnic group. Black-on-black crime is a scourge that continues to fill the country's prisons and hampers the economic and educational advancement of blacks nationwide.

Whether this is due to the latent effects of racism, drug abuse, poverty, gangbanger sociopaths, or a combination of all of them is beside the point.

The majority of the inmates in our prisons are there because they have committed crimes, regardless of their color.

Sixpence · « **Reply #18 on:** January 13, 2006, 12:09:00 AM »

I believe in the death penalty. If a man kills other people he should die. What bothers me is corruption in the system using the death penalty to murder. You all must know about whitey bulger, the infamous brother of the once all mighty speaker of the house here in massachusetts. He managed to frame 3 small time bookies for murder, and they were sentenced to death. They were spared when the death penalty was repealed. One died in prison (if I remember correctly) and the others were finally set free. If the death penalty had not been repealed, they would have been executed.

I can think of no greater crime than that of the government executing innocent men.

Toad · « **Reply #19 on:** January 13, 2006, 12:48:14 AM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
does nothing to reduce the rate of murder or other capital crimes

It has proven to be 100% successful in preventing recidivism, however.

Debonair · « **Reply #20 on:** January 13, 2006, 01:39:58 AM »

Anyone remember the show Benson?
I've been hoping for years to see a movie about OJ & Nicole played by Benson & Krause

FuBaR · « **Reply #21 on:** January 13, 2006, 02:39:57 AM »

who else believes revenge killing shouldnt be considered murder? I feel if someone kills one of your family members, and you kill them....you shouldnt be charged with murder.

I understand the law, I just wan't to know how others might think on a moral level.

FuBaR · « **Reply #22 on:** January 13, 2006, 02:40:53 AM »

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Originally posted by Shuckins
Blukitty,

There are a disproportionate number of black men on death row because criminal activity is far more pervasive in our country's black communities than in those of any other ethnic group. Black-on-black crime is a scourge that continues to fill the country's prisons and hampers the economic and educational advancement of blacks nationwide.

Whether this is due to the latent effects of racism, drug abuse, poverty, gangbanger sociopaths, or a combination of all of them is beside the point.

The majority of the inmates in our prisons are there because they have committed crimes, regardless of their color.

Too frkn true.

Angus · « **Reply #23 on:** January 13, 2006, 04:01:03 AM »

Well, there are still executions on innocents. Can't remember the numbers but it counts by some dozens. Funny that the Europeans don't seem to need the execution to lower crime rate, while crime rate stays lower than in the US.

Me confuzed

Stringer · « **Reply #24 on:** January 13, 2006, 08:01:55 AM »

Hehe, Whitey Bulger...he even hit the Mass. Lottery one time.

Sixpence, my wife grew up in the Winter Hill section.

weaselsan · « **Reply #25 on:** January 13, 2006, 08:09:15 AM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
The death penalty remains as a blight on our society. It demeans us as a people and does nothing to reduce the rate of murder or other capital crimes. Life without parole meets all the needs of the community and as a bonus eliminates the risk of killing the innocent.

It's not called capitol deterrance, it's called capitol punishment.

lazs2 · « **Reply #26 on:** January 13, 2006, 08:09:29 AM »

MT... it is not that uncommon for life without parole prisoners to commit crimes while in prison up to and including murder.. they can order murders from their jail cell and have in the past.

If the death penalty is not a deterent then why do they all fight to stay alive for so long ?

sure... you could keep them in solitary confinement or a even worse cage but... what does that say about a society? One that would put a rabid dog down mercifully compared to one that would torture such a creature for the rest of it's life?

lazs

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 13, 2006, 09:21:17 AM »

Anyone else find it funny how everyone is just pulling stat's out of their bums?

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71 People Executed in 2002.
The following stats are for all time since 1976:
99% of people executed are Male.
51% of the victims were Male.
57% of the people executed were White. 34% were black. 6% were latino.
80% of the victims were White. 13% were black. 4% latino.

There are 3459 people on death row (at the time of printing this article)
42% black, 46% white, and 10 % latino.

http://www.naacpldf.org/content/pdf/pubs/drusa/DRUSA_Spring_2005.pdf

Am I the only one who has done a little research here? (I know sandy has done a little)

Angus · « **Reply #28 on:** January 13, 2006, 10:08:20 AM »

How does that compare to the "color" distribution of the nation?

And any idea of confirmed executions of people later proven innocent?

Staga · « **Reply #29 on:** January 13, 2006, 10:21:57 AM »

white 81.7%, black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%