Bye Bye Edgar. Its been nice knowing you...

Pendency of appeal. Will be interesting to see how this turns out, and how high the case goes. My guess is that the SCOTUS would reject a writ of certiorari, should the case make it that far. 

Quote from: JRP1990 on January 22, 2014, 12:05:41 PM
Pendency of appeal. Will be interesting to see how this turns out, and how high the case goes. My guess is that the SCOTUS would reject a writ of certiorari, should the case make it that far.

He'll be put down tonight and once the protesters leave...forgotten by Friday.

Quote from: actionblock on January 22, 2014, 12:18:31 PM
He'll be put down tonight and once the protesters leave...forgotten by Friday.

He should have been put down 20 years ago.

A Mexican citizen commits a capital crime in this country is tried, and sentenced to death; was talking to the Mexican counsel supposed to have made any difference in such an open and shut case?

Quote from: actionblock on January 22, 2014, 09:53:28 AM
Bye Bye Edgar. Its been nice knowing you...

From the article:

"Last fall, Kerry wrote a letter to Perry and Texas Atty. Gen. Greg Abbott urging them to reconsider Tamayo's execution because it could make it more difficult to help Americans in legal trouble abroad."

Two things here. First I hope Perry told Kerry to stick it and it was none of his business about Texas law. Secondly, if an American citizen screws up overseas and breaks laws is is their problem.

Quote from: supsalemgr on January 22, 2014, 01:08:21 PM
From the article:

"Last fall, Kerry wrote a letter to Perry and Texas Atty. Gen. Greg Abbott urging them to reconsider Tamayo's execution because it could make it more difficult to help Americans in legal trouble abroad."

Two things here. First I hope Perry told Kerry to stick it and it was none of his business about Texas law. Secondly, if an American citizen screws up overseas and breaks laws is is their problem.

Obama and Kerry are good at trying to scare people into coming around to their way of thinking.

Quote from: actionblock on January 22, 2014, 01:55:36 PM
Obama and Kerry are good at trying to scare people into coming around to their way of thinking.

It doesn't seem to be working so well in the ME. 

Personally I'm against lethal injection. Putting some to sleep like a dog is just wrong!!
I think. in Florida we need to bring back Ol' Sparky and put it on a rheostat that we can bring up one click at a time so we can prevent catching them on fire!

Quote from: redbeard on January 22, 2014, 02:49:58 PM
Personally I'm against lethal injection. Putting some to sleep like a dog is just wrong!!
I think. in Florida we need to bring back Ol' Sparky and put it on a rheostat that we can bring up one click at a time so we can prevent catching them on fire!

What about the 8th Amendment?

Quote from: JRP1990 on January 22, 2014, 02:52:06 PM
What about the 8th Amendment?

You actually think 10 thousand volts is cruel and unusual?
Guillotine, as fast as it is, still leaves the brain functioning long enough for the victim to see his departed body.

Quote from: JRP1990 on January 22, 2014, 02:52:06 PM
What about the 8th Amendment?

The electric chair was never found as a violation of the 8th amendment. Florida and Texas just decided to use lethal injection but were not forced to!

Quote from: Solar on January 22, 2014, 02:57:05 PM
You actually think 10 thousand volts is cruel and unusual?
Guillotine, as fast as it is, still leaves the brain functioning long enough for the victim to see his departed body.

I like that TOO!! But nothing is better then the long drop and a short rope!

Quote from: redbeard on January 22, 2014, 02:49:58 PM
Personally I'm against lethal injection. Putting some to sleep like a dog is just wrong!!
I think. in Florida we need to bring back Ol' Sparky and put it on a rheostat that we can bring up one click at a time so we can prevent catching them on fire!

I'm warm to the idea of putting convicted murders in a room
with the relatives of the victim, closing the door and coming
back in a hour to clean up the mess.

Quote from: Solar on January 22, 2014, 02:57:05 PM
You actually think 10 thousand volts is cruel and unusual?
Guillotine, as fast as it is, still leaves the brain functioning long enough for the victim to see his departed body.

No one comes to the rescue of violent criminals like libs...