Here in Texas there is a huge scandal ongoing right now over the execution of an innocent man. He was convicted of burning down his house and killing his 3 kids. Unfortunately, he was executed and now Gov Perry is covering it up. http://themoderatevoice.com/49678/texas-governor-perry-and-“execution-texas-style-”/
Yep I see that story on the The execution site I got the numbers from, apparently it's practically unheard of to get a Pardon/quashed conviction for an already executed person, apparently they refuse to even apologise in instances like this, which is disgusting.
Texas pays inmates wrongly convicted $80,000 per year for each year they served. It wouldn't be enough for me. A lot of those being paid have spent most of their lives in prison. I guess we should be grateful they weren't put to death. :smt102 Story on one Texas inmates wrongly incarcerated for 23 years: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32692576/ns/us_news-life/
I feel really happy for these guys that there nightmare is finally over and the guy who spent 24 years who is now 49 has just become a father for the first time he will get a lump sum of 1.9 million. But seriously! it's so sad he was just 25 when he went inside his youth is gone, all those lost exsperiences.
IMO Perry is trying to cover up the fact that he murdered an innocent man for political gain! Just another reason why I wish that George Bush had remained just another cold blooded Texas governor!:smt066
and that's why the death penalty is frowned upon... it's one thing to kill Jeffrey Dahmer's crazy ass..but to risk killing someone, who's innocent...that's lame as a duck with 3 nuts, 5 legs, and no feathers.
i agree that the ones that are caught red handed with the gun, knife or the body in the trunk...if the case is a slam dunk then why do we even keep them on death row for so long...i just watch 20/20 last night about ramone salcido, he was the sonoma killer...he killed 7 people...one of his daughters lived...she was 3 yrs old...he slashed her throat and threw her and her sisters in a field...she layed in that field 36 hours and is alive today...i am going to pick up her book today...incredible story...he is in san quentin...i believe he has been there since 1989...he has no remorse for killing the majority of his family...
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/6711988/key-facts-about-roman-polanski-sex-case/ Looks like they won't sentence him in absentia.
to answer your question gz On 12 July 2010, the Swiss authorities announced that they would not extradite Polanski to the U.S. in part due to a fault in the American request for extradition. Polanski was no longer subject to house arrest, or any monitoring by Swiss authorities. In a press conference held by Swiss Justice MinisterEveline Widmer-Schlumpf, she stated that Polanski's extradition to the U.S. was rejected, in part, because U.S. officials failed to produce certain documents, specifically "confidential testimony from a January 2010 hearing on Mr. Polanski's original sentencing agreement."According to Swiss officials, the records were required to determine if Polanski's 42-day court-ordered psychiatric evaluation at Chino State Prison constituted Polanski's whole sentence according to the now-deceased Judge Rittenband. Reasoning that if this was the correct understanding, then "Roman Polanski would actually have already served his sentence and therefore both the proceedings on which the U.S. extradition request is founded and the request itself would have no foundation."
Wow, the guy rapes a 13 yo girl then win an Oscar, gets a french citizenship, makes million and now cant even face the music. What a fucked up world we live in. Who says money dont buy justice & freedom. That is a dumb shame.
couldn't agree with you more gz. found this clip as well where another victim has come out http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=8dea6cf6-83b1-4f1b-a1d2-25f82cd48518
damn man, where you been?? i knew this world was shit when Mike Vick went to JAIL, for dog fighting... but this other NFL cat (Dante Stoudmire I think)who ran over and KILLED a hUMAN being, got off with probation or some other bullshit...NFL career wasnt even affected.
Polanski is safe in just three countries:France,Poland,and Switzerland. If he goes to another country he would be sent to California. The big test is if those countries who can Polanski back have the guts if he visits say London or Berlin?
Good question. Although I *did* dig his film "The Pianist".. I *still* hafta opine that he is not above the law. And the law is the law. 'Nuff Said!!!! OpinionsCartoonStudios@Yahoo.Co.UK
