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Husband witnesses wife’s killer be executed 43 years after her death: ‘I made a promise’
New York Post ^ | Aug. 20, 2025, | Zoe Hussain

Posted on 08/19/2025 11:05:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: rdcbn1

Why that would be “good” eludes me. Death sentence ought to mean death tomorrow morning.


41 posted on 08/20/2025 8:15:23 AM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: rottndog

100% agreed!


42 posted on 08/20/2025 8:35:23 AM PDT by PrairieLady2 (USA: Land of the free, Because of the Brave.)
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To: redfreedom

Your post reminds me of Murder on the Orient Express.


43 posted on 08/20/2025 9:55:03 AM PDT by Mercat
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To: nickcarraway

the judicial system should be severely reprimanded for such a delay - unconscionable!!!!


44 posted on 08/20/2025 9:55:06 AM PDT by elpadre
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To: rottndog

I thought it was bad when it took 20 years to execute the murderer of my sister. I can’t imagine waiting 43 years for justice.


45 posted on 08/20/2025 10:16:04 AM PDT by Rowdyone (Vigilence)
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To: nickcarraway
Attorneys for Bates had filed appeals with the Florida Supreme Court and the US Supreme Court, as well as a federal lawsuit claiming DeSantis’ process for signing death warrants was discriminatory.

Discrimination against thieving, murdering, rapists, maybe. A case like this makes all the things people say about lawyers being scumbags seem justifiable. How dare they waste the People’s money this way! And VETERANS begged for his life? Disgraceful.

46 posted on 08/20/2025 11:18:14 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (If [mortals] are so wicked with religion, what would they be without it? —Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Varda

Justice and revenge are not mutually exclusive. Revenge has strong survival value. If someone knows they can attack you without consequences, what is to deter the vicious?

It is hardly justice. Justice would require restoring the lost wife to life. Justice is elusive, unobtainable.

One enormous injustice is that with people who are reckless enough to commit murder, the chances are they will not survive 43 years. For most convicted murderers, being sentenced to death is likely to extend their lives. God knows how much additional harm they would cause on the outside.


47 posted on 08/20/2025 12:20:48 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)
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To: Bikkuri

Where da’ white women at?


48 posted on 08/20/2025 2:52:26 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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