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    Default Texas Executes White Supremacist for 1998 Dragging Death of James Byrd Jr.

    John William King, 44, convicted two decades ago for killing James Byrd Jr. in an act of unfathomable racist brutality in the small town of Jasper, was put to death by the State of Texas on Wednesday night with a dose of pentobarbital.

    The execution, carried out at the state’s death chamber in Huntsville, came after the United States Supreme Court turned down Mr. King’s last petition for a stay. He was pronounced dead at 7:08 p.m., said Jeremy Desel, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

    Mr. King kept his eyes closed as witnesses arrived to the execution chamber on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported. When the prison warden, Bill Lewis, asked him if he had any final words, Mr. King said, “No.”

    Mr. King made a final statement issued in writing, Mr. Desel said. “Capital Punishment: Them without the capital get the punishment,” it said.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/u...liam-king.html

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    Doesn't sound as if he was very repentant. Horrible crime.
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    It's ridiculous it took 20 years!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ziggy View Post
    John William King, 44, convicted two decades ago for killing James Byrd Jr. in an act of unfathomable racist brutality in the small town of Jasper, was put to death by the State of Texas on Wednesday night with a dose of pentobarbital.

    The execution, carried out at the state’s death chamber in Huntsville, came after the United States Supreme Court turned down Mr. King’s last petition for a stay. He was pronounced dead at 7:08 p.m., said Jeremy Desel, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

    Mr. King kept his eyes closed as witnesses arrived to the execution chamber on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported. When the prison warden, Bill Lewis, asked him if he had any final words, Mr. King said, “No.”

    Mr. King made a final statement issued in writing, Mr. Desel said. “Capital Punishment: Them without the capital get the punishment,” it said.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/u...liam-king.html
    I remember this crime.. Horrible. He should have been executed years ago.
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    I'm VERY anti-death penalty--this case is an example of the idiocy in which we have this penalty.

    But if we're going to have one, this is the sort of person we need to break it out for.

    What I would recommend is that states with the death penalty get to have a 3 judge panel that hears death penalties from those states. The judges have 90 days from sentencing to review the case. If they can find no reason to overturn the sentence, at 90 days, you're eligible to be executed by the State. They can do it at the 90:00:00:01 mark or they can wait until it's convenient for the warden, witnesses, families, etc...

    There are no appeals. The reviews are automatic (just like a scoring play in football)...3 judges, 90 days. A 3-0 or 2-1 vote and that's that.

    It is ridiculous that some people spend longer on death row than they did prior to murdering someone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stretch View Post
    Doesn't sound as if he was very repentant. Horrible crime.
    Agreed.

    If you really want to see something shocking in terms of delusion...you should read some of his writings from Prison and the justifications he offers for what they did.

    I believe the guy driving actually got a life sentence while the other two got the needle. Tell me that's not F'd up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JPF View Post
    Agreed.

    If you really want to see something shocking in terms of delusion...you should read some of his writings from Prison and the justifications he offers for what they did.

    I believe the guy driving actually got a life sentence while the other two got the needle. Tell me that's not F'd up.
    The article said the other guy was executed in 2011. I wonder what took so long to off this idiot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ziggy View Post
    John William King, 44, convicted two decades ago for killing James Byrd Jr. in an act of unfathomable racist brutality in the small town of Jasper, was put to death by the State of Texas on Wednesday night with a dose of pentobarbital.

    The execution, carried out at the state’s death chamber in Huntsville, came after the United States Supreme Court turned down Mr. King’s last petition for a stay. He was pronounced dead at 7:08 p.m., said Jeremy Desel, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

    Mr. King kept his eyes closed as witnesses arrived to the execution chamber on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported. When the prison warden, Bill Lewis, asked him if he had any final words, Mr. King said, “No.”

    Mr. King made a final statement issued in writing, Mr. Desel said. “Capital Punishment: Them without the capital get the punishment,” it said.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/u...liam-king.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by JPF View Post
    I'm VERY anti-death penalty--this case is an example of the idiocy in which we have this penalty.

    But if we're going to have one, this is the sort of person we need to break it out for.

    What I would recommend is that states with the death penalty get to have a 3 judge panel that hears death penalties from those states. The judges have 90 days from sentencing to review the case. If they can find no reason to overturn the sentence, at 90 days, you're eligible to be executed by the State. They can do it at the 90:00:00:01 mark or they can wait until it's convenient for the warden, witnesses, families, etc...

    There are no appeals. The reviews are automatic (just like a scoring play in football)...3 judges, 90 days. A 3-0 or 2-1 vote and that's that.

    It is ridiculous that some people spend longer on death row than they did prior to murdering someone.
    Hey, I like that idea, and I believe either Ohio or some Midwestern state already does this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kudzu View Post
    I remember this crime.. Horrible. He should have been executed years ago.
    I had nightmares about that for a long time, just from reading about it. I don't know why we allow ppl who do this sort of thing to linger for so long after conviction.

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    As to the death penalty, I view it on a case-by-case basis, rather than a general "kill 'em all" screech. For example, when New York State's death penalty was active in the late 90's, Erie County had its first case before Erie County Court Judge Michael D'Amico. Basically, Buffalo Police Officer Charles "Skip" McDougald was gunned down by a frequent flyer with a rap sheet that would make the Encyclopaedia Britannica envious. The jury came back with a life without parole decision during the penalty phase. Now, do I think the scumbag should have had a visit with Nellie the Needle? Yes, but I also respected the jury's decision.

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    Thought libs were anti death penalty?
    Keep changing the names. It doesn't change the meaning.



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    Quote Originally Posted by ThatOwlWoman View Post
    I had nightmares about that for a long time, just from reading about it. I don't know why we allow ppl who do this sort of thing to linger for so long after conviction.
    It's the damned appeals process and attorneys getting fat off of the legal fees. This needs to be streamlined and just for the record? I believe the DP should be applied equitably and justly. With the advent of new DNA and surveillance technology, this should be utilized more in capital murder cases to remove any possible doubt. Reasonable or not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JPF View Post
    Agreed.

    If you really want to see something shocking in terms of delusion...you should read some of his writings from Prison and the justifications he offers for what they did.

    I believe the guy driving actually got a life sentence while the other two got the needle. Tell me that's not F'd up.
    Especially since the getaway car driver is considered equally culpable to the rest of the gang in bank robbery cases.

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