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2004-02-10 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by CrazyFool 2004-02-10 9:42:09 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Okay - FWIW, I am 110% in favor of DNA testing for EVERYONE on Death Row - better we spend the money than take the chance.
Secondly - it stops crap like this from happening.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-2-10 9:55:24 AM|| 2004-2-10 9:55:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 There are already groups that will spring for the DNA tests if the government won't. Since the groups are intensely interested in getting people off of death row, I suspect there's more to his calls for a test than we're being told.

Perhaps someone offered to conduct the tests and he refused their assisstance? If the state had refused to make samples available I have no doubt it would be prominent in the coverage, so that's the only possibility that's really open.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-2-10 10:07:05 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-2-10 10:07:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 ahhh the 9th circuit leaves its ~~stain~~ mark in the annals of justice again. Testing for EMTA, a preservative in blood DNA testing "planted by police" in a crime committed 10 yrs before DNA testing was invented...should be a short hearing, then kill his evil ass. Lanny Davis, Jesse, et al will think of some new "evidence" to keep justice from occurring

Posted by Frank G 2004-2-10 10:20:26 AM|| 2004-2-10 10:20:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I am also in favor of DNA testing, but it looks like he has failed a DNA test and wants some kind of test to show his blood was 'planted'.

Posted by phil_b 2004-2-10 10:24:32 AM|| 2004-2-10 10:24:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 What, 18 appeals and nobody thought of doing a PCR on the guy. That's pretty unlikely. More likely nis current mouthpiece blew the final appeal, so the 9th stepped in to do it's Mighty Mouse schtick.

Posted by mojo 2004-2-10 10:43:12 AM|| 2004-2-10 10:43:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 This is a big bunch of BULL$H!T and we should get rid of the 9 Circuit Court. They DA, Defense, Police, and FBI already ran these test and concluded that this guy is a COLD BLOODED KILLER! Jiving Jesse Jackson and Deznel Washington can cry, stomp, whine, or bitch all they want but this man is guilty as SIN. The defense just like jerking the courts around and hope may the bloody shirt and the other MOUNTAIN of evidence was tainted over the 20 years since the quadruple murder.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-2-10 11:03:16 AM|| 2004-2-10 11:03:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 A few nights ago some prog was run on a local TV station detailing the seemingly high "cost" of capital punishment. Any simpleton can easily figure out that the lengthy appeals process in CA is where a big part of the problem lies.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-2-10 11:31:19 AM|| 2004-2-10 11:31:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 "Any simpleton can easily figure out that the lengthy appeals process in CA is where a big part of the problem lies."

-B-A-R, quite right. I did a paper on exactly this subject in my undergrad. Basically, once a killer is convicted & given the death sentence an appeal is automatically filed on his behalf by the state. Anything else is not a divine right. You have no right to any other appeals, however, law-dogs make so much $$ from this shit, it goes on and on. Total abuse of the system imho. Plus, as the consumate sarcastic Devil's Advocate (no pun intended), I'd say if you're that far along in the system to get the frickin' chair, you pretty much earned it one way or another. Bwhahaha.....

Posted by Jarhead 2004-2-10 11:40:48 AM|| 2004-2-10 11:40:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 18 appeals is too many. 17 chances should be the max when you're looking for swift justice against a criminal. Just ask Saddam.

Posted by Unmutual 2004-2-10 12:19:31 PM|| 2004-2-10 12:19:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 I for one don't think our capital punishment system is hard enough. Lethal Injection is too easy a death. Bring back the chair, or borrow from the middle ages where neccesary. I have no pity for these slime of life. Roast them on a spit.

Posted by dataman1 2004-2-10 2:34:18 PM|| 2004-2-10 2:34:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 In more news from the Ninth, they ruled a San Diego cop had the right to appeal his firing. Seems he was selling jerkoff videos of himself on Ebay and the SDPD didn't seem to think that was "appropriate". Little did they know that they were violating his first amendment rights. Thank God the Ninth was around to rectify this injustice.

Posted by tu3031 2004-2-10 8:25:40 PM|| 2004-2-10 8:25:40 PM|| Front Page Top

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