Comments on: Alabama House Fails To Pass Bill To End Judicial Override In Capital Cases http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/04/27/alabama-house-fails-to-pass-bill-to-end-judicial-override-in-capital-cases/ Suburban Mom-Employed-Outside-the-Home Gone Bad Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:57:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tony Robinson http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/04/27/alabama-house-fails-to-pass-bill-to-end-judicial-override-in-capital-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-183712 Tony Robinson Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:42:35 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/04/27/alabama-house-fails-to-pass-bill-to-end-judicial-override-in-capital-cases/#comment-183712 Pro-life advocates, such as Ambassador Alan Keyes, explain pro-life as being anti-death penalty for innocent life. However, for the convicted murderer, his capital punishment reafirms the sanctity of the innocent life he snuffed out. Can capital punishment be abused? Like anything else where human beings are a factor. However, no State executes a swift capital sentence, which many, including wise old Solomon, believe contributes to growth in crime. Though God knew that an innocent person could be unjustly punished (ie. Jesus), He saw the value gained for society by institutionalizing capital punishment. Perhaps the criminal justice system has become just a system and its core needs to be overhauled, instead of attacking a sympton of its imbalance. Pro-life advocates, such as Ambassador Alan Keyes, explain pro-life as being anti-death penalty for innocent life. However, for the convicted murderer, his capital punishment reafirms the sanctity of the innocent life he snuffed out.

Can capital punishment be abused? Like anything else where human beings are a factor. However, no State executes a swift capital sentence, which many, including wise old Solomon, believe contributes to growth in crime.

Though God knew that an innocent person could be unjustly punished (ie. Jesus), He saw the value gained for society by institutionalizing capital punishment. Perhaps the criminal justice system has become just a system and its core needs to be overhauled, instead of attacking a sympton of its imbalance.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/04/27/alabama-house-fails-to-pass-bill-to-end-judicial-override-in-capital-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-119935 Kathy Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:15:54 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/04/27/alabama-house-fails-to-pass-bill-to-end-judicial-override-in-capital-cases/#comment-119935 <i>"wow, so they’re not pro-life, huh? I never would have guessed."</i> Really. :( “wow, so they’re not pro-life, huh? I never would have guessed.”

Really. :(

]]> By: chris http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/04/27/alabama-house-fails-to-pass-bill-to-end-judicial-override-in-capital-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-119569 chris Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:50:50 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/04/27/alabama-house-fails-to-pass-bill-to-end-judicial-override-in-capital-cases/#comment-119569 This is Alabama, where over 70% of the population strongly supports the death penalty. wow, so they're not pro-life, huh? I never would have guessed. This is Alabama, where over 70% of the population strongly supports the death penalty.

wow, so they’re not pro-life, huh? I never would have guessed.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/04/27/alabama-house-fails-to-pass-bill-to-end-judicial-override-in-capital-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-118772 Kathy Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:12:23 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/04/27/alabama-house-fails-to-pass-bill-to-end-judicial-override-in-capital-cases/#comment-118772 Thanks, Wheeler. You'd think when even the <i>Birmingham News</i> questions the application of the death penalty in Alabama, the legislature would take notice. Or not, I guess. Thanks, Wheeler. You’d think when even the Birmingham News questions the application of the death penalty in Alabama, the legislature would take notice. Or not, I guess.

]]> By: BTL: Judicial override bill fails in House http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/04/27/alabama-house-fails-to-pass-bill-to-end-judicial-override-in-capital-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-118770 BTL: Judicial override bill fails in House Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:07:39 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/04/27/alabama-house-fails-to-pass-bill-to-end-judicial-override-in-capital-cases/#comment-118770 [...] Override in Capital Cases  Filed under AL govt at work, Law and courts email author :: 5 comments(1577) These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new webpages. [...] [...] Override in Capital Cases  Filed under AL govt at work, Law and courts email author :: 5 comments(1577) These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new webpages. [...]

]]> By: Wheeler http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/04/27/alabama-house-fails-to-pass-bill-to-end-judicial-override-in-capital-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-118756 Wheeler Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:20:47 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2007/04/27/alabama-house-fails-to-pass-bill-to-end-judicial-override-in-capital-cases/#comment-118756 "I’m pretty sure that prosecutors “death qualify” juries, excluding those who would refuse to vote for the death penalty under any circumstances." you're right; everyone on the jury is pro-death penalty to some degree. "most criminal defendants in Alabama don’t have the resources to hire Johnny Cochran. Alabama jurors aren’t likely to be dazzled by the star power of defense attorneys." the problem is more than just a lack of slick attorneys. the lack of resources means cases are often indequately investigated, which means the jury often sentences without hearing about relevent mitigating evidence. “I’m pretty sure that prosecutors “death qualify” juries, excluding those who would refuse to vote for the death penalty under any circumstances.”

you’re right; everyone on the jury is pro-death penalty to some degree.

“most criminal defendants in Alabama don’t have the resources to hire Johnny Cochran. Alabama jurors aren’t likely to be dazzled by the star power of defense attorneys.”

the problem is more than just a lack of slick attorneys. the lack of resources means cases are often indequately investigated, which means the jury often sentences without hearing about relevent mitigating evidence.

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