http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8515573.stm
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Well that is one way to avoid the death penalty.
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:43 pm ] | |||||||||
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8515573.stm
Well that is one way to avoid the death penalty. |
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| Author: | nvj1662 [ Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oldest US death row inmate dies aged 94 |
A very sad day, after 27 years of appeals and counter-appeals on Death Row, for the various law firms involved. To be robbed of such a long-serving "cash-cow" by "natural causes" seems ironic.  
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oldest US death row inmate dies aged 94 |
Yes the death penalty only enriches the lawyers, even though most are against it. |
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| Author: | pcernie [ Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oldest US death row inmate dies aged 94 |
27 years of appeals - there's hope for Gary McKinnon yet  On a serious note, I never really 'got' Death Row - what's the point of it, to prevent uproar by continually killing criminals as quickly as possible or something? 
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| Author: | belchingmatt [ Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:30 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Oldest US death row inmate dies aged 94 | |||||||||
It's sort of like sorting trays/boxes on your desk. In, out and pending. I imagine there would be even more uproar if convicted criminals were executed on the same day as sentencing. Death Row allows time for appeals, and has no doubt seen many reprieves in its time. |
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| Author: | Spreadie [ Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Oldest US death row inmate dies aged 94 |
Why was he on death row so long? He was hardly a likely candidate for rehabilitation, and spent over half his life in prison for murdering people. |
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:21 pm ] | |||||||||
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Yes but innocent still get executed, even with all the appeals. |
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