Posted on 07/19/2006 5:15:15 PM PDT by COEXERJ145
HUNTSVILLE, Texas - An apologetic San Antonio gang member was executed Wednesday for the shooting death of a man during a robbery attempt in the driveway of his victim's home.
With two brothers of his victim watching nearby through a window, Mauriceo Brown told them he was "sorry you lost a brother, a loved one and friend."
Brown looked toward another window where his mother and two siblings were among the witnesses. He told them he loved them. "Keep your heads up and know that I will be in a better place," he said.
He then looked again toward his victim's relatives and friends and apologized a second time that you "lost a loved one this way. God bless you all."
As the drugs took effect, Brown's mother wailed and collapsed to the floor of the death house. She was escorted from the witness area a few minutes later.
Brown was pronounced dead at 6:47 p.m., eight minutes after the lethal flow of drugs began. The execution was delayed briefly while the U.S. Supreme Court considered appeals.
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There sure a lot of executions in Texas.
Only 10yrs. Things are speeding up.
Meanwhile in California, the death row inmates get fatter and older.. well.. older anyway.
I respect him for acknowledging his victims' family and making amends. However, if he hadn't been convicted and imprisoned, I am sure many more innocents would have become his victims.
Ah, well then, as long as he is apologetic. I'm sure the family is comforted.
But, seriously. This is something Ann Coulter touches on in her book. Liberals help murderers condemn themselves to Hell by coming to their defense instead of encouraging them to admit their guilt and ask for God's forgiveness as well as the forgiveness of the family of the murdered.
"Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty... mine's putting in an express lane." -Ron White
He's not even cold yet and already the newest Inductee to the Greater Huntsville Flatliners' Club. Move over Tookem and Angel! You have a new dance partner!! I was looking for the report on the KTRK and KWTX websites but I was too early! Thanks for the ping. Another is set to go tomorrow night!
No doubt. Scott Peterson will have to be wheeled into the gurney in a wheelchair.
"Keep your heads up and know that I will be in a better place," he said.
Evidently, he still did not understand the brevity of his crime. We did him a favor, not letting him into the prison population where he'd have been someone's hag...
KWTX dropped the ball on this one.
Tomorrow night this one goes. He deserves far worse than the medicated death he'll receive.
Hmm, I wonder what the race of the victim is. I wonder if this was a "hate crime."
Whatever.
On Monday, he was still proclaiming his innocence.
Maybe he got religion???
Nahhhhh.
Well it is the second most populous state. Per capita, Deleware executes more people.
blah,good riddance to a terrible waste of skin.
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