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Texas Executes Man on Election Night
Reuters.com ^
| November 2, 2004
| Reuters
Posted on 11/02/2004 6:24:10 PM PST by COEXERJ145
HOUSTON (Reuters) - In the midst of a key national election on Tuesday, Texas, the leading death penalty state, took time out to execute a man for a 1990 murder. Lorenzo Morris, 52, received a lethal injection shortly after 6 p.m. in the state's 19th execution this year.
He was the 332nd person put to death in Texas since the state resumed capital punishment in 1982.
Morris was condemned for killing Jesse Fields, 70, on Aug. 5, 1990 by slashing his throat and beating him with a hammer after breaking into his Houston home and demanding money.
Morris had no final statement as he lay strapped to a gurney in the Texas death chamber at a state prison in Huntsville.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2004electionbias; deathpenalty; electionnightbias; godblesstexas; hopehevoted1st; mediabias; texas
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To: COEXERJ145
Another sneer at Texas from Al Reuters.
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posted on
11/02/2004 6:29:37 PM PST
by
Timocrat
(I Emanate on your Auras and Penumbras Mr Blackmun)
To: COEXERJ145
42
posted on
11/02/2004 6:29:45 PM PST
by
Reagan is King
(The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who is winning an argument with a liberal.)
To: Question Liberal Authority
"How did he vote?"
Way to go TEXAS! and in olnly 14 years!
Doesn't matter how he voted, with his death, his home of record changes, and he will be able to vote again! Of course he will vote for the socialist senator from the East.
Top sends
43
posted on
11/02/2004 6:30:00 PM PST
by
petro45acp
("I detest socialism.......and I VOTE!")
To: COEXERJ145
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posted on
11/02/2004 6:30:18 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Time to let slip the dogs...)
To: COEXERJ145
Morris was condemned for killing Jesse Fields, 70, on Aug. 5, 1990 by slashing his throat and beating him with a hammer after breaking into his Houston home and demanding money. 1990? We waited 14 years to give him his final send off?
We have got to do something to speed these things up.
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posted on
11/02/2004 6:30:24 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Dear Santa, I am sorry about Donner but one deer looks pretty much like another in the forest......)
To: COEXERJ145
What we have here is a least three crimes against humanity, and possibly others, by the U.N. stardards of practice.
1. the execution
2. possibly black
3. didn't vote before the execution - a clear human right
4. Lord help us if he was a homosexual
5. possibly left-handed
6. more than likely a person who thought the U.N. was a great org., since it would side with them against the victim's family
46
posted on
11/02/2004 6:30:34 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(US socialist liberalism would be dead without the help of politicians who claim to be conservatives)
To: COEXERJ145; MeekOneGOP
Really? Gee. That's too bad.
To: treeclimber
Who's Complaining!
I always said, Texas does everything better! (wish I lived there, sniff)
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posted on
11/02/2004 6:30:43 PM PST
by
Braak
(The US Military, the real arms inspectors!)
To: Howlin; PhiKapMom
And the beat goes on.............
49
posted on
11/02/2004 6:30:53 PM PST
by
deport
(I've done a lot things.... seen a lot of things..... Most of which I don't remember.)
To: Ichneumon
Blatant as hell, but they imagine it slips right under the radar.
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posted on
11/02/2004 6:31:16 PM PST
by
dighton
To: Ichneumon
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posted on
11/02/2004 6:31:25 PM PST
by
i_dont_chat
(Texan and proud of it!)
To: COEXERJ145
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posted on
11/02/2004 6:31:29 PM PST
by
philetus
(Zell Miller - One of the few)
To: COEXERJ145
Another disenfranchised voter!
53
posted on
11/02/2004 6:32:31 PM PST
by
streetpreacher
(Bush did not lead this country into an unjust war; Kerry led this country out of a just war.)
To: COEXERJ145
I think the name of the poor victim and how he was killed should be in the first paragraph. I feel for him not the killer. I LOVE Texas, too.
To: Braak
Plenty of room here in Texas - come'on down when you're ready!
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posted on
11/02/2004 6:33:36 PM PST
by
Smarti Pants
(~never forget~)
Comment #56 Removed by Moderator
To: marvlus
"I wonder if he got his vote in?"
No, but give him time.
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posted on
11/02/2004 6:34:06 PM PST
by
SerpentDove
(Tony Blair is a better American than John Kerry.)
To: COEXERJ145
In Texas they execute people instead of shooting off fireworks. You should have seen the outstanding turnout they had for this year's Arbor Day execution.
To: COEXERJ145
"Texas Executes Man on Election Night"
So?
To: SpookBrat; COEXERJ145
RIP, Bad Dude! You won't be votin' tonight, I assume. :^O
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posted on
11/02/2004 6:34:53 PM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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