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At the CCA
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" CCA Show Cause Order Directs Lawyers to Explain Untimely Filing ," is the title of Mary Alice Robbins report for Texas Lawyer. Two years ago, David Dow and the Texas Defender Service wereembroiled in a controversy after a thwarted last-minute attempt to filepleadings for a death-row inmate. Now Dow and Katherine ...5 hours ago -
Drawing offers unusual prize--conversation with Sister Helen Prejean
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If youre a death penalty opponent or simply a fan of the book/movie Dead Man Walking, you may be interested in a drawing being held by the Texas Moratorium Network. The anti- death penalty group is offering a prize of a phone conversation with Sister Helen Prejean , the nun who gained fame for her work with death row ...7 hours ago -
A Bradley Family Profile
The StandDown Texas Project —
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Gary Scharrer writes the profile, " For Bradleys, its all in the family – except for politics ," for the San Antonio Express-News. Hard-nosed Texas prosecutor John “Marty” Bradley supportsthe death penalty. His mother, Shirley Bradley, remains a ferventopponent of it. Her oldest son, John “David” Bradley, ...8 hours ago -
Chairman of Texas Forensic Science Panel Oversteps His Authority
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Thats the title of a Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial. It appeared in the Thursday edition. LINK What is it John Bradley doesn’t want the public to know about the work of the Texas Forensic Science Commission? Gov.Rick Perry appointed Bradley, the Williamson County district attorney,to head the ...9 hours ago -
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1945: Heinz Eck, U-Boat commander
ExecutedToday.com —
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On this date in 1945, Heinz-Wilhelm Eck and two of his former subordinates on the Unterseeboot U-852 were shot in Hamburg for killing the survivors of a sunk target. The defendants in the U-852 trial . From left to right: Eck, August Hoffmann, Walter Weisspfennig, Hans Lenz, Wolfgang Schwender. The leftmost ...16 hours ago -
Messed Up
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Ive penned many-a cop-bashing post in my time here—but the truth is: in my personal experience cops have been by-and-large helpful, business-like, and in some cases absolutely invaluable. There is certainly a higher than average dick-ratio among police as compared to other professions, but they are doing a difficult ...18 hours ago -
Uganda’s Aids Solution: Kill The Queers!
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I saw this over at Pharyngula today. The FUCK Uganda? Here is what is being proposed: According to Clause 2 of the Bill, a person who is convicted of gay sex is liable to life imprisonment. But if that person is also HIV positive the penalty — under the heading “aggravated homosexuality” — is death. The ...22 hours ago -
Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill Proposes Death Sentence for Gay Sex
Blog Out - Just Out Newspaper —
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It was first reported last month that Uganda’s parliament would be weighing a brand new anti-homosexuality bill, which, among other things, was poised to create a new crime of “aggravated homosexuality,” as well as targeting gay people who have sex while HIV-positive.Now, the bill has reached parliament, and ...22 hours ago -
President rejects clemency of Yong Vui Kong
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Source: Singabloodypore The following is a statement from the Singapore Anti-Death Penalty Campaign. The President has responded to the petition for clemency of Yong Vui Kong sent in by the Singapore Anti-Death Penalty Campaign (SADPC) through his Principal Private Secretary Mr Tan Eng Beng. “I am directed ...1 day ago -
1871: Louis Rossel, Théophile Ferré, and Sergeant Bourgeois, Communards
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On this date in 1871, three very disparate men of the recently quashed Paris Commune were shot together at Satory. Louis Rossel (top) and Theophile Ferre. The mysterious Bourgeois will have to be imagined. Louis Rossel ( French Wikipedia link | English ) got the press — the public sighs, the clemency ...2 days ago -
Uganda proposes death penalty for HIV positive gays
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Britain and Canada protested yesterday over a proposed law that would result in gays in Uganda being imprisoned for life or even executed. Gordon Brown followed Stephen Harper, the Canadian Prime Minister, in telling Uganda that the legislation was unacceptable. Mr Brown made his views plain in a breakfast ...2 days ago -
Uganda: "The Family" Involved in Effort to Criminalize Gays, Push Death Penalty for Homosexual Behavior
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The C Street home housing the Christian power broker group The Family, where Nevada Sen. John Ensign and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford sought refuge and advice — is also notable for its involvement in another realm of anti-gay legislation: Ugandas bill criminalizing homosexuality. We already ...3 days ago -
Clemency of Yong Vui Kong Declined
Singabloodypore —
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The following is a statement from the SADPC. The President has responded to the petition for clemency of Yong Vui Kong sent in by the Singapore Anti-Death Penalty Campaign (SADPC) through his Principal Private Secretary Mr Tan Eng Beng. “I am directed to refer to the petition for clemency of Yong Vui Kong and ...3 days ago -
President rejects clemency petition for Yong Vui Kong
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Andrew Loh Yong Vui Kong’s death sentence “should stand”, the Principal Private Secretary (PPS) to President Nathan said in a letter from the Istana. In a one-sentence response to the petition for clemency for Yong, which was sent to the President a month ago by members of the Singapore Anti-Death Penalty ...3 days ago -
1911: Ah Q
ExecutedToday.com —
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On this date in 1911, the fictional title character of Lu Xun’s The True Story of Ah Q was shot in “Weichuang village,” China. Ah Q wins another victory. Image from the Marxist Internet Archive . A modern masterpiece that remains standard reading in China, The True Story of Ah Q was also one of the ...3 days ago -
Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty In Dolla’s Murder Case
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Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Berry for the murder of Dolla.Related posts: Man Accused of Witness Tampering in C-Murder Case Update:Suspect In Custody Of AJ Murder Case C-Murder Found Guilty Of 2nd Degree Murder4 days ago -
Fact checking, comments - NH Death Penalty Study Commission
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To: The Commission to Study the Death Penalty in New Hampshire and to others Re: Fact checking, comments - Your Nov 6, 2009 meeting From: Dudley Sharp Dear Committee members: Some corrections and clarifications. I have listed the speaker, the material and the page number from your minutes, below, with my ...4 days ago -
1600: Hansel Pappenheimer, following his family
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A few months ago, Executed Today detailed the dreadful fate of the Pappenheimers , a family of poor itinerants swept into a witch scare and horrifically executed. 10- or 11-year-old Hansel Pappenheimer was made to provide some of the testimony that condemned his parents and older siblings to a torturous public ...4 days ago -
C Street “Family” behind Uganda’s death penalty for gays?
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Interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air, Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power , discussed the connection between the Family and Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act , which prescribes the death penalty for acts of “aggravated homosexuality.” Mr. SHARLET: Well, the ...5 days ago
