WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people sentenced to death reached a 30-year low in 2003, when the death row population fell for the third year in a row, the government reported Sunday. Last year, 144 inmates in 25 states were given the death penalty, 24 fewer than in 2002 and less than half the average of 297 between 1994 and 2000, according to the Justice Department.
Wonder if Europe and the Left will be hailing George Bush for the progress made in this area. Nah! The facts may be inconvenient but no such luck because that would be consistent regarding positions and that aint something we have seen much of recently haha.
Wonder if Europe and the Left will be hailing George Bush for the progress made in this area. Nah! The facts may be inconvenient but no such luck because that would be consistent regarding positions and that aint something we have seen much of recently haha.[/quote]
I am not whole Europe and not “the Left”, but okay:
Jucheeeeeee!
Not very difficult to lower the rate, if it was incredible high before. US competes with China there, if I am not wrong.
Do you still have this disgusting Fred A. Leuchter there? He is an idiot questioning the holocaust and designed electrical chairs for US law enforcement. But he seems to be a fetishist for those chairs, his eyes were gleeming unholy when he talked about them.
(I hide under my desk to await your answer).
EDIT: ups… I saw the film about Fred A. Leuchter on SPIEGEL TV.
Once the death penalty capital of the world, now that George W. Bush is not the Governor of Texas, Texas can’t get the death penalty machine working up to par.
One of my friends mentioned this post and since it involves something that matters, i.e. the death penalty, I will break my promise to myself to not waste time with cyber chatting. Anyway it will give my fingers a warm up for the mornings paying typing.
The reasons for the decline in the death penalty have got nothing to do with Bush. How the death penalty is handled is largely a state matter, not a federal issue. The reasons for the decline in executions have to do with a variety of things, none of which have anything to do with Bush. Claiming that Bush should get credit for the decline is a lot like when the local Pro-DPP dingbats claim that Greaseball (aka President Chen Shui Bian) is a real advocate of human rights and the proof of that is the decline in executions. Neither Bush nor Greaseball have any causal effect on the death penalty. The number of death sentences sought by prosecutors (who are autonomous at the county level) and the number of sentences of death granted by juries is the result of local level decision making and policy. Not the presidents doing.
At least not at this point. But not to worry when Bush the Boneheaded warmonger (who is a living testament to dumb luck and the fact that image has completely overtaken substance in US presidential races) packs the US Supreme Court with a herd of right wing dingbats (including the Chief Justice) then I am sure the executions will start to rise, at least a bit, and then he can have something to put in his presidential scrapbook.
Having been gone from the US for over ten years now it is both interesting and sad to see that some absolute zero like Dobaya (or whatever his fucking pet name is) could become a two term president. It is crystal clear to me that unless one is a wealthy white male American with lots of stock in munitions companies Bush is not working for your interest. It has also been interesting to me to see the raw fear that drives the people who voted for Bush. It is an interesting psychological paradox; on the surface the supporters of Bush are real macho kill the ragheads patriots; but in reality they are frightened adolescent boys. The Europeans maybe right, Americans never grow up. America (seen at the distance of several thousand miles and ten years) comes across as a 15 year old boy wrestler; pumped up and strong but boneheaded and actually quite fearful of adult responsibility. So the boy (and America’s) reaction is to simply spout macho nonsense and strike poses.
I will have to do a POTS commentary on that sometime. But in any event Bush has (at this point) no impact on the death penalty. Okay my fingers are warmed up, now time to type for dollars.
You certainly do seem to exist in a world of stereotypes and generalizations. Can we also presume that if all Republicans are macho wannabes that all Blacks are (fill in the blank) and all Chinese are (fill in the blank) and all Jews are (fill in the blank) and all gays are (fill in the blank) and all women are well you get the idea. That has to be one of the worst, most intensely stupid posts that I have read in a while. Congratulations. A new feat for Forumosa. No one said Bush was responsible for this but given that he is blamed for so many things that have such a tenuous connection to him and his policies, I was merely curious if this would be something that he would be given credit for. Apparently, not. Anyway, the 60s are over, the culture wars are waning fast. Guess what? We won. And that my friend will be much better for America. Or would you prefer an America and by extension run by 60s relics and has beens or Communist Marxist professors at second rate universities?
We will win in Iraq as well. I think it was curious that when the BBC did a poll in the Middle East on who the people wanted to win, of the 25% of respondents who were Iraqi all said that they wanted Bush to win. Curious no? Quite a feat for a boneheaded rich boy who will only benefit the rich. That said, I am struggling to see how the kind and caring Carter has brought great benefits to the people of Iran. Should we conduct a poll there to see how they feel? Not really necessary. I already know. Carter is universally despised in Iran. Even the leaders who used him like a hosebag have nothing but contempt for him. Go figure. He tried to do so much good, er or that is what the public relations machine has been paid to pump out. That and oh what was the phrase again? Was it oh yes, Americas Best Ex President. Hmmm strange how that phrase keeps coming up as much as He meant well. His heart was in the right place. Why these almost seem like key media messages sort of like Coke is the Real Thing right?
[quote=“fred smith”]WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people sentenced to death reached a 30-year low in 2003, when the death row population fell for the third year in a row, the government reported Sunday. edition.CNN.com/2004/US/11/14/de … index.html
Wonder if Europe and the Left will be hailing George Bush for the progress made in this area. Nah! The facts may be inconvenient but no such luck because that would be consistent regarding positions and that aint something we have seen much of recently haha.[/quote]
Crime rates including index crimes have been falling steadily across the entire US since the early 1990’s–even in the Dubya State.
What’s next, attributing good weather to the repugnicians?
Perhaps both jurors and jurists are beginning to accept the capital punishment abolitionist argument that the death penalty is capricious,arbitrary and biased against minorities as well as the economically disadvantaged–who are, in most cases, one and the same.
Or perhaps, jurisdictions are getting tight-fisted–after all, it costs more to execute than to imprison for life.
People on both sides of the death penalty abolition debate have been using the stats to encourage support for their positions. But which side are you on Fred? I have no idea. Do you support the abolition of the death penalty or are you just looking for another avenue to exploit?
Hailing Bush for the decline in executions! You must have had a pint too many when you wrote this. I’m still laughing.
When the budget deficit grows during Bush’s term it’s the fault of the former president (a democrat), because it started before that.
When the executation rate declines during Bush terms it’s his achievement, even it started before that.
Glad to see that you agree that there is a contradiction. I am not asking that Bush be given credit for this but asking why he is not when he is blamed for Kyoto which was effectively scuppered under Clinton, the recession which started under Clinton, the problems in Iraq and North Korea which festered under Clinton and the problem in Iran which started under Carter and the deteriorating relations with Europe which were already advanced under Clinton. That is my point. Why not give credit to Bush for this if you are going to damn him for everything else? Nicht waHr see I have the h now.