Evidently Harrel Braddy wasn’t reformed by his 13 year sentence for attempted murder, judging from the fact that, after being released early for good behavior, he kidnapped a woman and her child and deliberately left the little girl to be eaten by alligators. Braddy had befriended Shandelle Maycock and her daughter Quatisha. Maycock testified that…
Category: Death Penalty
No God of Mine
Speaking about the murder of Kenneth Cummings, the killer, Terry Mark Mangum of Cypress, Texas says: “I believe I’m Elijah, called by God to be a prophet,” said 26-year-old Terry Mark Mangum, charged with murder June 11. ” … I believe with all my heart that I was doing the right thing.” … Mangum —…
To Die For
Dr. Jack Kevorkian will be released on parole June 1st after serving 8 years in prison for helping a 52 year old main suffering from Lou Gehrig’s Disease die. In various interviews, Kevorkian has said: “Legally it was wrong. It was an infraction of the law. I had to do it that way — or…
No Story Here
I read quite a few news sites and blogs and never ran across the case of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom until David Broussard began to wonder why the case, one of the most horrific that I’ve ever read about, wasn’t getting any attention from the mainstream media. David says: There are those that say…
Death Penalty Blues
Earlier this week the Supreme Court, hot on the heels of a long-overdue decision in against partial birth abortions, took a step backwards by overturning the death penalty sentences in three Texas murder cases. The rulings in the cases of LaRoyce Smith, Brent Brewer and Jalil Abdul-Kabir said the New Orleans-based U.S. 5th Circuit Court…
Death Penalty Revisited
The horrific murder of a Texas co-ed at the hands of an obsessed ex-boyfriend and a report of an even more sickening fate suffered by an innocent 6 year-old boy have been lodged in my psyche as if the stories were shards of glass blasted into my mind’s eye. I’ve read a lot lately about…
Another One Ought to Bite the Dust
An appeals court in New Orleans halted execution of convicted murderer. Any excuse will do, apparently, to stop justice from being meted out. If you ask me, a guy who pulls a gun on the presiding judge in his murder trial has proven the state’s case against himself.
Texas Execution
Another killer will succumb to Texas justice today, barring the success of another appeal. Judging from the conclusion of the article, Texans are supposed to feel guilty for applying justice to murderers in our state. From our point of view, however, other states should be ashamed of their own lack of moral fortitude in failing…
Prosecutor’s Change of Heart
Marc Shiner used to prosecute murderers; now he defends them. Read about what changed his life in the N.Y. Times. One imagines the difficulties in feeling responsible for incarcerating a 13-year-old for the rest of his life are tremendous. This must be particularly so if you believe the young man can be rehabilitated. Marc Shiner’s…
Should Teen Murders Be Executed?
Should teen-aged murders be executed for their crimes? The Supreme Court doesn’t want to make a federal decision on this issue. Read the AP story on CNN.com. “The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society,” wrote Justice John Paul…