Texas man declared innocent after 30 years in prison

[Scar My Machine]

News Link.

What a kick to the head this must be. Can't even begin to imagine how this guy feels right now.

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

News Link.

What a kick to the head this must be. Can't even begin to imagine how this guy feels right now.

no kidding... I have been pouring over the dictionary trying to come up with a word that comes close to how I think I would feel in this man's situation... I don't think we have a word for it.

[phee]

Glad he didn't get the death penalty.

[Soulrev]

Ha yea at least he still has his life (or what's left of it). Illinois has executed more innocent people than any other state in the country now how fucked up is THAT.

[Guest Megalicious]

Glad he didn't get the death penalty.

Pretty much my exact thoughts.

My mind can help but linger in the the thought of "what about the innocent ones that WERE"....

Hence why I do not believe in the death penalty- the justice system is to flawed to make the, almost random at times, choice between absolute life or death.

[phee]

Pretty much my exact thoughts.

My mind can help but linger in the the thought of "what about the innocent ones that WERE"....

Hence why I do not believe in the death penalty- the justice system is to flawed to make the, almost random at times, choice between absolute life or death.

+1

But wow what a can of worms that can be opened in this forum from the to kill or not to kill argument.

[daddy]

+1

But wow what a can of worms that can be opened in this forum from the to kill or not to kill argument.

Killing I agree with:

Self Defense or the defense of others

Military conflict. Civilian death is obviously not something I would support, but it is an absolute part of war that will never go away, so you have to deal with it. HOWEVER, if an attempt to limit civilian causalities leads to the endangerment of friendly forces (not using air support/artillery to assist front-line troops) I am defiantly against putting the military member at risk vs. saving a few civilians.

Pulling the plug on a vegetable.

Hunting (obviously not HUMANS)

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I used to agree with the death penalty, but stories like these are what have changed my mind. It's scary to think how I would feel if put in the situation where I was convicted I DID NOT DO, and was laying on the table about to get injected... freaks me out... so solitary confinement life sentences should do for those that would otherwise get the death sentence.

BUT I would consider supporting the death penalty if there were DNA evidence proving a crime.

[phee]

Killing I agree with:

Self Defense or the defense of others

Military conflict. Civilian death is obviously not something I would support, but it is an absolute part of war that will never go away, so you have to deal with it. HOWEVER, if an attempt to limit civilian causalities leads to the endangerment of friendly forces (not using air support/artillery to assist front-line troops) I am defiantly against putting the military member at risk vs. saving a few civilians.

Pulling the plug on a vegetable.

Hunting (obviously not HUMANS)

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I used to agree with the death penalty, but stories like these are what have changed my mind. It's scary to think how I would feel if put in the situation where I was convicted I DID NOT DO, and was laying on the table about to get injected... freaks me out... so solitary confinement life sentences should do for those that would otherwise get the death sentence.

BUT I would consider supporting the death penalty if there were DNA evidence proving a crime.

I get that. *nods*

[Guest Megalicious]

Pulling the plug on a vegetable.

That's not murder, it's mercy- IMO at least.

My greatest fear as a future nurse, is that some day someone will ask me to kill them and I won't be able to say no. It's sad and scary to think about ... but I get ahead of myself I suppose. *nods*

The death penalty in general just has "ugliness" written all over it. It serves no real purpose - IMO. Don't get me wrong, I understand the "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" concept - I just don't happen to agree with it.

Though there might be the initial feeling of justice I have noticed, at least in my subculture and former community, that the impulse to have that SORT of vengeance is dangerous, LIFE CHANGING, and damaging to everyone involved- it's driven by HATRED, which is NEVER a good thing. It's humanity at it's worst. *nods*

Then again, parts of me feel that anyone having been involved in intense child abuse or murder should be shot, but that is a "whole other can of worms" as Phee so graciously stated.

It's all in my context, with my bias attached- *nods*

*Sorry to thread jack*

Yes, it totally sucks that he spent 30 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit - but it could be worse *nods* - it can ALWAYS be worse.