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US carries out 1,000th execution
BBC ^ | 12/02/2005

Posted on 12/01/2005 11:37:49 PM PST by NapkinUser

The US has carried out the 1,000th execution since capital punishment was reintroduced in 1976. Kenneth Boyd, a convicted killer, was put to death by lethal injection in North Carolina for the murder of his estranged wife and her father in 1988.

He was given three drugs - one to put him to sleep, another to paralyse him, and a third to stop his heart.

Boyd, 57, has said the death penalty is "nothing but revenge". Relatives of his victims say he deserves to die.

Boyd was pronounced dead at 0215 (0715 GMT), state Department of Correction spokeswoman Pam Walker said.

Any hope of a reprieve ended when the Supreme Court rejected Boyd's final appeal and the North Carolina Governor, Mike Easley, said he could find "no compelling reason to grant clemency".

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: deathpenalty; execution
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To: NapkinUser
Seems pretty low for 29 years.
You mean to tell me Illinois can only find 12 people in 29 years to fry? come on! :( and Indiana which has Gary, could seem to only find 16...
The system is broken, they don't use it enough!
21 posted on 12/02/2005 12:00:18 AM PST by Echo Talon (http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
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To: everyone

1,000 is a nice round number, but 10,000 would be even nicer.

Revenge, properly understood, is a completely proper motive, and an adequate justification, in itself, for the death penalty.


22 posted on 12/02/2005 12:00:48 AM PST by California Patriot
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To: Lancey Howard; SDGOP; Liz

TWO POSTS WORTH READING BACK TO BACK:




Well, this certainly reverses the party hats.

When a milestone of death is reached in Iraq, conservatives pray for the families and somberly acknowledge the courageous sacrifice of our soldiers and Marines, whereas the Democrats jump for joy, shout the number to the rooftops, and calculate their chances for election success.

On the other hand, when a milestone for the death of cold-blooded murderers is reached, conservatives whoop for joy that the victims' families have (finally) received justice and closure, while the Democrats hang their heads and cry for the killers.

Weird world.



Nothing i love more than when a leftist accuses me of being a baby killer and then i go who supports abortion again, the look on their faces is priceless.

8 posted on 11/27/2005 12:35:13 PM PST by SDGOP
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1529411/posts?page=8#8


23 posted on 12/02/2005 12:00:49 AM PST by The Spirit Of Allegiance (SAVE THE BRAINFOREST! Boycott the RED Dead Tree Media & NUKE the DNC Class Action Temper Tantrum!)
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To: Wolfgang_Blitzkrieg

ABC radio is covering the Tookie clemency plea like it was the World Series. They just ran the 3AM headlines and reported about Jamie Foxx's rally or whatever he held for Tookie. I find it amazing no one has talked to the victims families. I gues if you win an oscarm you're a god to the media and the leftist pigs.


24 posted on 12/02/2005 12:02:38 AM PST by Last Exit
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To: Lancey Howard

Interesting thought, LH.


25 posted on 12/02/2005 12:04:59 AM PST by doug from upland (The troops will come home when the mission is complete)
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To: NapkinUser
Whew...I'm glad it's over & done. Due to Virginia's governor weasling out like he did, I was beginning to think that no governor wanted to have #1000 beside his or her name, & that would eventually mean that Tookie Williams would be granted clemency when Arnold's time came along in less than 2 weeks.

Now that Arnold won't hafta deal w/ wearing that moniker, shouldn't that take a small load off his shoulders, thus making it a lil easier for him to say "NO" re: granting clemency for Tookie Williams? Does anyone have an idea which way he is leaning on this issue???

I hope Arnold will get the anti-death penalty folks REALLY P.O.'d by making Tookie Williams execution PUBLIC!

26 posted on 12/02/2005 12:07:05 AM PST by libertyman (It's HIGH time to make marijuana legal AGAIN!)
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To: Wolfgang_Blitzkrieg

"I wonder what or who influences liberals."

Communism and its intended destruction of America. It what it was in the 1960s and its what it is now.


27 posted on 12/02/2005 12:09:12 AM PST by jocon307
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To: DryFly

Rosenbergs?


28 posted on 12/02/2005 12:11:22 AM PST by Last Exit
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To: NapkinUser

Seems strange that New York State (NYC), Maryland (Baltimore), Michigan (Detroit), New Jersey (Newark), Illinois (Chicago),D.C. (Washington), and California (LA and Oakland) have so many murders and yet only account for 16 of the 1,000.

I've long held the belief that the death penalty provides little deterence to murderers, but looking at this I am currently reexamining this belief.


29 posted on 12/02/2005 12:13:35 AM PST by 1tin_soldier (We are each our own greatest oppressors!)
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To: DryFly

vince foster?


30 posted on 12/02/2005 12:15:27 AM PST by 1tin_soldier (We are each our own greatest oppressors!)
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To: Last Exit

Bingo!


31 posted on 12/02/2005 12:19:41 AM PST by gr8eman (I love the smell of Tookie in the morning!)
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To: DryFly
Date Name Age Race of Person Executed Number and Race of Victim(s) State Region Method Other
11 June 2001 Timothy McVeigh 33 White 129, White
32, Black
5, Latino
2, Native American
FED S Lethal Injection Volunteer
 
19 June 2001 Juan Raul Garza 44 Latino 3, Latino
FED S Lethal Injection  
18 March 2003 Louis Jones, Jr. 53 Black 1, White
FED S Lethal Injection  

32 posted on 12/02/2005 12:19:45 AM PST by BikerTrash (Enough already with the carnival freak show...bring back COOL!)
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To: Last Exit
The Rosenburgs were executed long before DP reinstatement.

Go here and scroll to bottom.

33 posted on 12/02/2005 12:22:58 AM PST by Bonaparte
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To: 1tin_soldier

LOL!


34 posted on 12/02/2005 12:24:11 AM PST by Bonaparte
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To: Lurker
Ah, but let's keep in mind that old Klingon proverb...

bortaS blr jablu'Dl'reH QaQqu' nay'

Revenge is a dish which is best served cold.
35 posted on 12/02/2005 12:27:20 AM PST by Redcloak (We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces singin' "whiskey for my men and beer for my horses!")
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To: Bonaparte

I took a guess at the last Fed induced death sentence. Boy was I way off.


36 posted on 12/02/2005 12:31:04 AM PST by Last Exit (Hate is a strong word, I prefer "loathe" when it comes to liberals)
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To: 1tin_soldier

Hahaha


37 posted on 12/02/2005 12:34:42 AM PST by Uddercha0s
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To: Last Exit

Considering how few known traitors have been executed since the death penalty was reinstated, it's understandable.


38 posted on 12/02/2005 12:35:42 AM PST by Bonaparte
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To: Blurblogger
Merry Christmas!

39 posted on 12/02/2005 12:42:19 AM PST by Paleo Conservative (Hey hey ho ho Andy Heyward's got to go!)
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To: NapkinUser

As I stated on a previous posting....they should have released a ceiling net of balloons over #1000


40 posted on 12/02/2005 12:46:30 AM PST by commonasdirt (Reading DU so you won't hafta)
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