Convicted murdered (sic) becomes Texas' 400 execution since 1976

Yahoo News ^ | August 22, 2007 | Staff

[Marie2]

Perhaps we should advise the EU to re-institute the death penalty. I’m sure they’d appreciate our advice.

[The Pack Knight]

Why they bother with the full appeals process is beyond me. There should be one automatic review of the case at the state supreme court, with maybe a month, probably less, after sentence is passed for the sides to prepare arguments. The governor has one week after the conviction and sentence are upheld to consider a commutation, a stay, or a pardon. After that week, sentence is carried out.

There it is. Quick and fair. We could even shell out to appoint and pay the best possible defense attorneys for the defendant, just to make sure there's no grounds for appeal on the basis of incompetent defense, which is the most common reason a death sentence is overturned.

[353FMG]

“What do Muslims do on their 73rd day in heaven when all the “virgins” are used up?”

Who says they’re in heaven?

[Abathar]

Yep, need another one or two zeros on the end of it to be where it should I think.

[The Pack Knight]

Why are we counting? I’d rather have a running total of the victims of these dirt bags’ murders. Obviously, the victim count would be higher.

I think the national average of death sentences passed per homicide is somewhere between 1% and 2%. That means that for every death sentence passed, there are 50-100 homicide victims. Note I said death sentences passed, not executions carried out. That means that it's probably closer to 300+.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, there were 55,922 murders from 1976 to 2005.

[Mr. Jeeves]

"Convicted murdered...:"

An editorial comment from the copy editor? ;)

[mkjessup]

They missed an ideal opportunity for corporate sponsorhip, how about the ‘Texas 400’ ?!?

I smell franchise potential here folks.

[TexanToTheCore]

“I hope Texas did this in response to the E.U. yesterday asking them to stop the death penalty.”

Sorry to burst your bubble, but that isn’t he reason we greased this clown. We here in Texas do not actually give a tinkers’s d@amn what Euros or anyone else, for that matter, thinks of us.

You may think that we were just bragging, but it is simply true.

Couldn’t care less...

[rgboomers]

What do Muslims do on the 73d day in Heaven?

Well, as it turns out some smart Muslim doubters asked that very question some time ago. The Immans came up with the answer that the virgins in heaven are a special kind of woman that does not exist on earth. Those women are perpetual virgins, do not menstrate, ever get B.O., don’t nag, and etc.

I’m not making this up.

[albie]

“Do you get a prize for being #400? Maybe an extra virgin”?

...an extra virgin goat. In stockings.

[GourmetDan]

You mean ‘Tater Salad’?

He’s pretty funny.

[The Pack Knight]

Now that’s scary.. I just saw a “Goats for Sale” sign on the side of the highway on the way home today.