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Killing convicts. What´s the deal in Texas?
Read an article on execution in US. Claims the common injection procedure is potentially inhumane. That it at times does not work as expected.
In the article it seems that Texas is the doing something like 70-90% of the executions in US. How come?
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Because Texans know how to punish criminals, FL. is not far behind. I only wish other states would follow the Texas lead and also bring back public hanging
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Because they are one of the only states left that has not been over-run with hand-wringing ninnies.
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We like to kill things
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String them up in the town square. I think it's inhumane to hide punishment from the public.
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Re: Killing convicts. What´s the deal in Texas?
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Tejas (the real spelling) has always been a bit stronger on things like this (do some research on the Texas Rangers) and it continues to this day. My Mother was born in Tejas and she could tell some very difficult stories of her childhood. Public hangings and such were still common in the rural areas years ago. Its not a state to break the law in and try to get away with it... BTW, I could care less if the injection hurts or takes a second time. Turn the killers loose in a room with the victims family for 5 minutes then kill them. That would stop a lot of crimes IMHO.
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Don't mess with Texas.
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Ron White says it best:
"If you Kill someone in Texas, we will kill you right back."
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Tejas is sounding better'n better all the time. . .
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Fascinating how one region has come to stand out that much. I assume the explanation is partly historical (as mentioned above). But is there factors historically that makes Texas - Tejas (Mexican right?) different ? Immigration roots ?
Furthermore, I guess it is a self propagating cycle. People tend to move to areas that, among other factors, have a political and traditional view that they approve of.
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Re: Killing convicts. What´s the deal in Texas?
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The 10th amendment states that all powers not specifically granted to the federal government in the constitution are reserved for the states. It is fitting and proper that some states execute criminals at a high rate and other states have declared capital punishment illegal.
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Somalia - Bush Sr. Iraq - Bush Jr. coincidence? I don't think so...
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We only had a pinky-toe in when he took over.
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Because Texas isn't afraid to stand up for the rights of it's citizens, to defend the law, to keep the peace. I would expect if you looked at the stats, Texas has a lower percentage of violent crime, compaired to some of the other "Puffy" states.
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