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Activism not halting planned execution
AP ^ | Monday, February 9, 2004

Posted on 02/09/2004 12:07:36 PM PST by presidio9

Edited on 04/29/2004 2:03:52 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Barring a successful last-minute appeal, a convicted murderer who has spent 19 years on death row is set to die this week -- California's first execution in two years.

Kevin Cooper, who was convicted in the 1983 hacking deaths of four people and is to be executed at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday at San Quentin Prison, has won support from death penalty opponents including Ruben "Hurricane" Carter, religious leaders and Hollywood actors.


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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: execution; kevincooper

Convicted murderer animal Kevin Cooper
Regular? Or Extra-Crispy?

1 posted on 02/09/2004 12:07:38 PM PST by presidio9
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To: presidio9
Barring a successful last-minute appeal,

After the first sentance I stopped reading.

The 9th District trumped the execution temporarily.

2 posted on 02/09/2004 12:10:12 PM PST by BullDog108 (KNOW YOUR ENEMY! http://bvml.org/webmaster/enemy.html)
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To: presidio9
This is one time that I wouldn't mind it being BURNT!
3 posted on 02/09/2004 12:20:16 PM PST by HELLRAISER II (Give us another tax break Mr. President)
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To: presidio9
damn..
That guy's a "dead ringer" for a young Samuel Jackson
4 posted on 02/09/2004 12:21:34 PM PST by evad (Got my fingers crossed)
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To: evad
just noticed, this was 1985 so this guy probably looks "zakly" like Sam Jackson
5 posted on 02/09/2004 12:23:07 PM PST by evad (Got my fingers crossed)
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To: evad
See other thread I had the same thought.
6 posted on 02/09/2004 12:50:46 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does)
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To: presidio9
Schwarzeneggar's official execution notice ought to inlcude the words; "You've been targeted for termination".

Okay, somebody had to say it.
7 posted on 02/09/2004 1:28:01 PM PST by bobjam
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