A Tale of Two Executions

Intellectual Conservative.com ^ | 15 December 2005 | Michael P. Tremoglie

[dixiechick2000]

"Nixon was white. Tookie was black. Maybe that explains the reason why the silence was deafening when John Nixon was executed and a din of protests for Williams."


He forgot that Tookie was nominated for a Nobel Prize.
Nixon wasn't.

I'm sure that was the difference...(/s)

Good article, MV.
Thanks for the ping, WKB.

[Miami Vice]

Thank Tremoglie he wrote it. He is William Tell 2 on FR

[antiRepublicrat]

By that math, 50% of the people on death row ought to be black, but they aren't.

In Philadelphia, of those convicted of crimes eligible for the death penalty, blacks were found to be 38% more likely to be given the death penalty. Being black was also statistically found to be an aggravating factor for harsher sentencing, right between multiple stab wounds and torture.

I'm not against the death penalty, but the system definitely needs fixing.

[Uncle Vlad]

There was a mental illness question. Of course, Clinton allowed a guy missing 40% of his brain (Rector) to be executed for political reasons.

I remember reading about that case. Rector was eating his last meal when they came for him. As he was being led down the last mile, he was so clueless about what was about to happen he said, "Don't let them take my pie away--I want to save it for later," or words to that effect.

Bill Clinton's "legacy" rears its ugly head yet again.

[dixiechick2000]

Thank you, MV...I will do just that.


This is a very good article, WT2.
Thank you for your efforts.

[ncountylee]

It was pecan pie too.

[Uncle Vlad]

That's right.

[William Tell 2]

Thanks Dixiechick2000

As usual thanks Miamivice for posting it. I don't know if I told you. My novel is finally published.

One of the two main themes of the book is the exploitation of race by liberals.

Oh BTW - to antiRepublicrat that Philadelphia study you mentioned is a great example of a post hoc fallacy. Even if you accept the data as true ( there were questions about its credibility), the fact remains it did not establish that racism was the cause.

In order to prove a cause/effect three things are necessary:

1- Temporal Precedence (One must show cause occurred before the effect)

2- Covariation ( there must be a relationship; like clouds are dark before it rains)

3 - No Plausible Alternative Explanations ( you have to eliminate all other possibilities)

These racial studies used by race hustlers and liberals always have the first two yet conveniently forget number three.

[Little Ray]

There ain't nothin' wrong with the death penalty, but ya gotta keep an eye on them DAs and their idiot juries.

Also, a punishment has to be BOTH cruel AND unusual to be wrong - ain't nothin' unusual 'bout death. Happens to everybody at least once.

IN Tookie's case, however, the was not much of a question of guilt; nor was there in the case of Nixon. My gripe is that Tookie died much too easily. If he was in good shape and drug free they shoulda sent him to a hospital and cut him up for parts...

[gondramB]

"I don't think that was the point. The point was that it is okay to execute white criminals, but not black criminals."

i know that i missed that point and I think some of the other posters did too - I did not notice in the story that he was white.

[ozzymandus]

If somebody is executed and BJ Hunnicut (aka Mike Ferrel) doesn't show up to get his face on TV, does the execution make a sound?

[Miami Vice]

Good one

[ErnBatavia]

[katiebelle]

What is the %?

[ozzymandus]

Thanks. My favorite (bad taste) joke in this line is: "If Helen Keller were alone in a forest and fell down, would she make a sound?"

[tifajk]

that is the funniest thing I've ever hear about John Nixon. I'm related to him. I honestly agree with him being executed and I can't believe his last words were accusing his son of doing it instead of him, I can't see him doing that at all! Don't get me wrong, I'm a very big family person but it's about time he was executed!