Texas executes murderer after last-ditch appeal fails. - My concern...?

Question

A man convicted of killing a woman during a bar robbery in Texas in 1994 was executed late Tuesday after the US Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch appeal.

DaRoyce Mosley, 32, was pronounced dead at 10:57 pm (0357 GMT Wednesday) after he was given a lethal injection at the prison in Huntsville, Texas. His execution was delayed five hours while he awaited a decision on his final appeal, which the top US court rejected.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070829/ts_alt_afp/usjusticeexecution;_ylt=AilUarBi4D1k0IVuI.u5xUeyFz4D

♫♫ Why does one state do this and so many others don't? Why do we have the "death penalty" in California, but all that means is that we support them for the rest of their lives? Why should us hard working people support those criminals? Besides, you know we are support their families on the outside because Daddy or Mommy ended up in prison for life.

Any thoughts, good or bad, just a general question to a news item.

Answer 1

with todays DNA evidence available there should be no doubt as to the guilt or innocence of any one in prison.that said if there is nothing to provide doubt of guilt then get on with it already! quit wasting tax dollars caring for hard core criminals.their victims did not get this luxury,kill them all let GOD sort them out.the rapist,child molesters murderers and drug dealers take them out and good riddance!!!

Answer 2

Both the Dem's' and re pubs' can rarely agree on anything even when they want the same thing. Unless you go to c-span you will not see much coverage of third party candidates. Large corporations make huge contributions to candidates they support,you are limited in how much you can donate to a candidate personally. Corporations set up committees and groups to support and fund candidates. The latest bankruptcy laws were written by the banking industry for congress to make into law and it bit them in the butt. The other problem is that some people vote for 1 party all the time,either because they support that party all the time and believe it is the only party to do whats right,or they are dissatisfied with the other party for some reason. Both parties want it their way and will compromise some to get their way. If what I read on the Internet last night is even half true,this election may not matter anyway. If we have another attack like 9/11 or a major disaster before the elections F.E.M.A . will take control and George Bush will become the true power of government. If it happens after the elections and before the new president takes office,I don't know what will happen. G.W. signed an executive order for the continuity of government and F.E.M.A. will take over and suspend the constitution and the President will be the unity executive. Congress and the Supreme Court will still exist but will have very little voice,the President has the final say in all matters. There was also another site talking about the formation of the North American Union (Canada,U.S. and Mexico forming a union like the E.U. and the U.S. Constitution will be gone.

Answer 3

A lot of things about the death penalty don't make sense.
A couple of things about it may surprise you- the use of DNA* and the cost** of the death penalty.

What about the risk of executing innocent people?
124 people on death rows have been released with evidence of their innocence.

Doesn't DNA keep new cases like these from happening?*
DNA is available in less than 10% of all homicides and can’t guarantee we won’g execute innocent people.

Doesn't the death penalty prevent others from committing murder?
No reputable study shows the death penalty to be a deterrent. To be a deterrent a punishment must be sure and swift. The death penalty is neither. Homicide rates are higher in states and regions that have it than in states that do not.

So, what are the alternatives?
Life without parole is now on the books in 48 states. It means what it says. It is sure and swift and rarely appealed. Life without parole is less expensive than the death penalty.

But isn't the death penalty cheaper than keeping criminals in prison?**
The death penalty costs much more than life in prison, mostly because of the legal process. When the death penalty is a possible sentence, extra costs mount up even before trial, continuing through the uniquely complicated trial (actually 2 trials, one to decide on guilt, and one to decide the sentence,) in death penalty cases, and appeals.

What about the very worst crimes?
The death penalty isn’t reserved for the “worst of the worst,” but rather for defendants with the worst lawyers. When is the last time a wealthy person was sentenced to death, let alone executed??

Doesn't the death penalty help families of murder victims?
Not necessarily. Murder victim family members across the country argue that the drawn-out death penalty process is painful for them and that life without parole is an appropriate alternative.

So, why don't we speed up the process?
Over 50 of the innocent people released from death row had already served over a decade. If the process is speeded up we are sure to execute an innocent person.

Answer 4

When there is no doubt-- let the execution happen. I think many people would be willing to do away with the death penalty if a life sentence meant that the criminal would spend every day until they die in prison, but it does not. I think the death penalty should be reserved for the most dangerous of the criminals, the mass or serial killers and serial rapists.

Answer 5

It's barbaric. The execution, or legal murder, should not be allowed in any state. There is ALWAYS the possibility of killing an innocent person, which is unforgivable. With the DNA testing now, many prisoners on death row have been rescued and proved innocent. A group of lawyers in N.Y., including Barry Scheck of the OJ trial, are involved in the testing and, the last I read, they had saved 69 people! That constitutes a LOT of MISTAKES! What if one of them was you or your relative?

Answer 6

California needs to start executing its death row inmates. Opponents of the death penalty love to say that having it on the books doesn't deter murder. Let's show them that if we carry it out, it will deter murder. Then we'll clear out a little prison space for the other violent offenders that we release early because of prison overcrowding. I live in California, but I love Texas.

Answer 7

Life or death should never be about the money. When the country or state stupes down to the level of killers, does that make it better? I don't think there's a Texan responsible for more deaths than George W. Bush, Why don't you execute him?

Answer 8

Quite frankly, it is because the Texas citizens got sick and tired of paying taxes to support a bunch of death-row criminals. They got their legislature to put in a "fast lane" to lethal injection. I also agree with them completely!

Answer 9

California has serious problems, thats why

Answer 10

Don't mess with Texas!!