Posted on 12/08/2020 12:28:51 PM PST by ransomnote
Brandon Bernard is set to become the latest federal inmate executed by President Donald Trump's administration—even though five of the surviving nine jurors who condemned him to death have changed their minds.
The 40-year-old is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana on Thursday.
Bernard, who is Black, was 18 when he was convicted over the 1999 kidnapping and murder of youth ministers Todd and Stacie Bagley at Fort Hood in Texas.
Bernard's co-defendant, Christopher Vialva, was executed for his role in the Bagleys' murder on September 22. Vialva was the first Black inmate put to death after the federal government resumed the death penalty earlier this year.
Bernard's attorneys have asked for his execution to be stayed, arguing that it will otherwise allow the federal government to evade review of its suppression of expert evidence that likely would have led the jury to spare his life.
"Expert evidence that Bernard occupied the gang's lowest rung would almost certainly have persuaded at least one juror to vote for life," the motion said.
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22 years later — it is WAY past time for this killer to meet his end.
Brandon Bernard is set to become the latest federal inmate executed by President Donald Trump’s administration.
No bias here, nope none at all.
Too bad they don’t use the electric chair any more.
Who cares what the cucked former jurors think? Did this beast commit the murders? If so, it should have been exterminated like the cockroach it is years ago.
It was a pretty horrific crime, double homicide with no mitigating circumstances as I recall. Other than the normal liberal clap-trap about being 18 and a minority.
So he outlived a quarter of his jury despite the fact that he is on death row.
His life expectancy was probably tripled at least by his incarceration and lengthy appeal period so he he almost certainly lived longer than he would have as a street thug. Shoot him up and send him on his way. Satan will be waiting for him.
“Bernard, who is Black...”
This is on those jurors who falsely convicted him, if that is indeed what they did.
I don’t think they “falsely” convicted him.
Why does the writer spell black with a capital B?
The world will keep spinning on its axis just fine without Brandon’s presence on its surface. On my list of things to give a shit about, Brandon’s fate is after like, 200 gazillion other things.
So, he wants to raise an I was just following orders defense? Doesn't work for Nazi war crimes, why should it work for this murderous thug?
Sounds like a lot of other gang members should be offed as well.
“Bernard, who is Black...”
“Everyone seems to be missing the mitigating factor. /s”
Another example of the most insidious form of racism, the racism of lowered expectations. Liberals specialize in this.
So kill the murdering waste already...DO IT!!!
He set two people on fire, one was still alive.
He was abused in childhood.
So were a lot of people. That’s no excuse for murder, go on.
Five Jurors changed their mind. Well first, you don’t get to change your mind as a Juror. Second, SEVEN didn’t change their mind.
Let ‘em try to get this creep off.
We shall see.
Why pay for his upkeep for another thirty or so years?
Sounds like President Trump will be doing the actual executing.
Defendant’s argument is I did not kill them as badly as the white guy that killed them. I guess the best response to that is, if we could, we would have executed the white guy twice and you only once. Since we can’t execute him twice does not mean we can’t execute you once. Have a good trip.
I’m sure he’d be happy to help if asked.
That’s exactly how I read it.
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