Texas puts online last words of over 300 executed criminals

Started by Syt, October 02, 2009, 10:04:11 AM

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Josephus

Quote from: Caliga on October 02, 2009, 11:07:28 AM
Are the statements from black dudes full of words they made up as they went along?  Cause they'll do that, yup.

"I am definitatively a victim of discrimonition."  :(

Black dudes?

Yo....do they execute anyboody else in Texas?
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Quote from: Josephus on October 02, 2009, 01:28:34 PM
Quote from: Caliga on October 02, 2009, 11:07:28 AM
Are the statements from black dudes full of words they made up as they went along?  Cause they'll do that, yup.

"I am definitatively a victim of discrimonition."  :(

Black dudes?

Yo....do they execute anyboody else in Texas?

You are forgetting Latinos.  :contract:
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Quote from: Josephus on October 02, 2009, 01:28:34 PM
Quote from: Caliga on October 02, 2009, 11:07:28 AM
Are the statements from black dudes full of words they made up as they went along?  Cause they'll do that, yup.

"I am definitatively a victim of discrimonition."  :(

Black dudes?

Yo....do they execute anyboody else in Texas?
There are bound to be a few non-blacks, given the law of large numbers.

Savonarola

Quote from: Josephus on October 02, 2009, 01:28:34 PM

Black dudes?

Yo....do they execute anyboody else in Texas?

They are equal opportunity executioners in Texas.  The race of the offender is listed on the site; there are black, white and Hispanic but, curiously, no Asians. 
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Caliga

Quote from: Savonarola on October 02, 2009, 01:36:18 PM
They are equal opportunity executioners in Texas.  The race of the offender is listed on the site; there are black, white and Hispanic but, curiously, no Asians.
Computer and mathematics-related crimes are not punishable by death.  Even in Texas. I know... hard to believe, right? :)
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Slargos

Quote from: Caliga on October 02, 2009, 02:08:53 PM
Quote from: Savonarola on October 02, 2009, 01:36:18 PM
They are equal opportunity executioners in Texas.  The race of the offender is listed on the site; there are black, white and Hispanic but, curiously, no Asians.
Computer and mathematics-related crimes are not punishable by death.  Even in Texas. I know... hard to believe, right? :)

racist much?  :huh:

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Berkut

QuoteYou all brought me here to be executed, not to make a speech.

Good point.
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derspiess

Quote from: Slargos on October 02, 2009, 11:43:48 AM
If I'm ever convicticated of capitol murdarh in the good ole state of texas, them's definitatively my finalsome words.  :lol:

Now I'm not suggesting we do this, but I think it's conceivable for a forum member to contact a Texas death row inmate & send him (or his family or whomever) $100 for him to make those his last words, forever immortalized in the web :ph34r:
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Syt

Quote from: Savonarola on October 02, 2009, 01:36:18 PM
Quote from: Josephus on October 02, 2009, 01:28:34 PM

Black dudes?

Yo....do they execute anyboody else in Texas?

They are equal opportunity executioners in Texas.  The race of the offender is listed on the site; there are black, white and Hispanic but, curiously, no Asians.

They have "other", though. A Samoan who raped and killed his 9 year old girl cousin and a South Vietnamese who shot two other Vietnamese in the "Tam Game Room".
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Quote from: Berkut on October 02, 2009, 02:14:33 PM
QuoteYou all brought me here to be executed, not to make a speech.

Good point.
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Quote from: Slargos on October 02, 2009, 12:02:30 PM
Quote from: Agelastus on October 02, 2009, 12:00:59 PM
If the education level listed means that he had the educational achievements expected of an 11 year old, I am not entirely surprised that his last words appear somewhat uncaring both of his crime and of his fate.

I'm sorry. I'm too busy staring at the luciousness of your avatar. Your words are as silent whispers in the wind.

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I understand the desire to have these people come to some kind of grand realization on the eve of their final passing, but really to expect much in terms of wisdom from these inmates is foolish.
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Quote from: Martinus on October 02, 2009, 01:05:45 PM
Just an emotional response from me, but this sounds like a mix of reading someone's diary and watching snuff porn to me. I guess not my cup of tea. Enjoy your fun, though. :)
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