Posted on 08/14/2008 4:52:39 PM PDT by TexasRedeye
Condemned inmate Michael Rodriguez, convicted of taking part in killing a Dallas-area police officer nearly eight years ago while a member of the infamous "Texas 7" gang of escaped fugitives, was executed Thursday.
He was the eighth convicted killer executed this year in the nation's busiest capital punishment state and the fourth this month. Another is set for next week.
(Excerpt) Read more at star-telegram.com ...
Way to go, Texas!! I wish they would do that in the entire country. Crime would go way down if they did!
Hehehehe, 4th in the last 14 days and another for next week! Got to get em' all done before we can give the executioner of the month off in December.
of = off
I can't write my on reading, hehehe!
Should be:...executioner the month off in December.
No executions are scheduled for that month.
‘nother goner ping.
On December 24, 2000, at 6:29 P.M., Officer Aubrey Hawkins was dispatched to a suspicious circumstance call at the Oshman's Sporting Goods Store at State Highway 183 and Belt Line Road. Officer Hawkins took the call from a restaurant less than one mile away where he had just finished eating Christmas Eve dinner with his wife, Lori, his son, his mother and grandmother. Aubrey arrived before any other units and approached from the north entrance from the service road. He drove through the parking lot looking at the front of the business then around the south side to the rear of the building. As he made it to the west side loading dock area and entered the driveway, he came under a barrage of gunfire without warning and had no time to take evasive or defensive action. Mortally wounded, Officer Hawkins was pulled from his squad car and run over by the killers. What had begun as a suspicious circumstance call turned out to be a robbery-in-progress committed by seven dangerous and violent escaped prisoners (known as the Texas 7) from the Texas Department of Corrections Facility near Kenedy, Texas, earlier that month. It was later learned that a lookout to the east of the store had seen his approach and warned the others causing them to abandon the numerous store employees that were huddled together, and bound, inside the store. Officer Hawkins' arrival to the dock area had coincided with the exit, from the building, of the escaped convicts providing them with an overwhelming advantage. Following the murder of Officer Hawkins, international media coverage followed the largest manhunt in Texas history. The manhunt ended in January 2001 in the communities of Woodland Park and Colorado Springs, Colorado, with the suicide of one escapee and the nonviolent capture of the other six after law enforcement located and descended upon them. The cold-blooded murder of Officer Hawkins on Christmas Eve tore at the very fabric of law, order and decency. The chaos, sorrow, and heartbreak created in the lives of his loved ones and the community has healed somewhat over time, but the scars of that tragic holiday season and Aubrey's memory will not be forgotten. With these words and feelings that Lori wrote, you can judge for yourself the void the world has due to the loss of Officer Aubrey Wright Hawkins:
"He was the kind of father that all the kids in our neighborhood wanted to be around. The love and relationship between Aubrey and Andrew is indescribable. It was a relationship that most parents could only dream of having. The 9-year-old little boy was Aubrey's pride and joy. They were "buddies". It breaks my heart that Aubrey will never get to see Andrew grow up to be the man he always taught him to be. Aubrey was the kind of son who worried about his mom living alone. He always looked out for her and made sure she was safe. He truly loved her from the bottom of his heart. Aubrey was a loving and devoted husband. He was my best friend. He made me laugh when nobody else could. His face would "light-up" every time I walked into a room. Never again will I hear him come home and yell throughout the house . . . "Where's my girl?" Never again will I feel his big arms wrapped around me and his kiss on my forehead."
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Prayers for his family.
What a brave hero to us all.
We tend to forget the real meaning of the loss of a man like Aubrey Hawkins. Not only has our community lost a fine, upstanding officer that has sworn to protect us but his wife and child will never have him again. Truly touching words by Lori that brought tears to my eyes. God bless and protect those who serve on the front lines in our own country! RIP Aubrey and may the trash that took your life all burn in HELL.
How does Texas execute?
My personnel favorite is to ‘Ride the Lighten’.
Killed the cop Dec 24, 2000 and he was already executed? Good for TX. Meanwhile those animals who committed rape and mass murder in Wichita just 9 days earlier are still on death row and likely to remain there many more years. Pretty sad the taxpayers of Kansas have to pay for their sorry butts to be kept alive.
Thank you for posting that. So often the victims are forgotten. God bless his family and those who loved him. What a moving tribute.
susie
Another one bites the dust ...
Ping ! Ping ! Ping !
Thanks.
Anyone that will kill a police officer is the most
dangerous type.
“Flush!!!” ...
Local radio newscaster calls them “Texecutions”
He says it with respect too
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hahahaaaaa! Yep! It absolutely does that, alrighty !
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