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How is that drug induced,drunk,raging lunatic Moe doing????
by stagetec100 •Jun 13, 2013 2:33 PMhe knows that to be true,just ask him
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Texans and prolly Arizonis, wear 10 gallon hats - cuz they are fat heads.
by fbeering •Jun 13, 2013 2:31 PMare you a professional simpleton???????
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Decade-long decline in support after 2001 seen mostly among Democrats
by Lydia SaadPRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' support for the death penalty as punishment for murder has plateaued in the low 60s in recent years, after several years in which support was diminishing. Sixty-three percent now favor the death penalty as the punishment for murder, similar to 61% in 2011 and 64% in 2010.
Gallup first asked Americans for their views on the death penalty using this question in 1936, and has asked it at least annually since 1999. The latest results come from a Dec. 19-22, 2012, USA Today/Gallup survey, conducted in the first few days after the Newtown, Conn., school shooting massacre.
Although views on the death penalty have been fairly static since 2010, support has been gradually diminishing since the high point in 1994, when 80% were in favor. By 2001, roughly two-thirds were in favor, and since then it has edged closer to 60%.
The death penalty is not relevant in the Newtown case, given that the lone gunman took his own life after his rampage; however, the tragedy could have influenced Americans' thoughts about capital punishment and may be a reason support for it held steady this year, rather than declining any further.
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Former president George W. Bush’s popularity is ticking up. For the first time since 2005, Americans’ opinions of him are more positive than negative.
A Gallup poll released Wednesday found 49 percent of Americans view him favorably and 46 percent unfavorably.
Mr. Bush has chosen to remain largely out of the public eye since leaving the White House. He told CNN last year that “Eight years was awesome, and I was famous and I was powerful but I have no desire for fame and power any more.”
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When Bush left office in January 2009, he had a 40 percent favorable and 59 percent unfavorable ranking. His approval rating hit its lowest point in April 2008 at 32 percent. At the time the economy was in recession, gas prices approached record highs, and Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were jostling for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. - Reply to
George W. Bush more popular then President Obama!!!!!LOL
by stagetec100 •Jun 12, 2013 10:05 PMbump!!!!!
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Maybe we could bring back the lynch mob,and use a wood chipper????
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George W. Bush more popular then President Obama!!!!!LOL
by stagetec100 •Jun 12, 2013 10:05 PMSure it dose fact is it bolds well for 2014
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Former president George W. Bush’s popularity is ticking up. For the first time since 2005, Americans’ opinions of him are more positive than negative.
A Gallup poll released Wednesday found 49 percent of Americans view him favorably and 46 percent unfavorably.
Mr. Bush has chosen to remain largely out of the public eye since leaving the White House. He told CNN last year that “Eight years was awesome, and I was famous and I was powerful but I have no desire for fame and power any more.”
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When Bush left office in January 2009, he had a 40 percent favorable and 59 percent unfavorable ranking. His approval rating hit its lowest point in April 2008 at 32 percent. At the time the economy was in recession, gas prices approached record highs, and Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were jostling for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. -
Let me see if I can get you some moregood news in my next post.LOL
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HUNTSVILLE (June 8, 2013)—Death row inmate Elroy Chester, 44, was executed Wednesday evening in Huntsville for the 1998 murder of decorated Port Arthur firefighter Willie Ryman III, 38.
Chester, who confessed to killing Ryman and four other people during a violent six-month crime spree, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution, but justices refused.
Chester’s attorneys argued unsuccessfully that a federal appeals court judge who ruled against the inmate in an earlier appeal was biased against their client and showed that bias in comments during a law school lecture in February.
Ryman was shot to death on Feb. 6, 1998 after he stopped by his sister’s house to check on his nieces, as he often did when his sister was at work, authorities said.
He wasn’t aware that Chester had broken into the house earlier, binding two of his teenage nieces and the boyfriend of one of the two girls with duct tape and then assaulting and terrorizing them.
When Ryman opened the door and turned on the light, Chester ordered him to come inside and when he did Chester shot him.
Chester dragged Ryman into the kitchen and left him to die before running out of the house and attempting to force his way into a car in which Ryman’s girlfriend was waiting.
She locked the doors and Chester eventually fled after trying to shoot out the locks and firing several shots into the car.
She wasn’t injured.
Chester not only killed five people during the months-long crime spree, but also shot five others, sexually assaulted three girls 17 or younger, and burglarized 25 homes, records show.
Chester told investigators he committed the offenses because he was out his mind "with hate for white people" because of a disagreement with a white prison staff member over a disciplinary report while serving an earlier sentence.
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Appeals court denies stay of execution for Elroy Chester
by stagetec100 •Jun 12, 2013 6:41 PMFamily Member of Willie Ryman | June 12, 2013 at 4:38 pm | Reply Look, this trial has made me and my family question our values. We lost an Uncle, my cousins lost their childhood. This man stalked his victims before choosing them. He cut phone and cable lines-but not the power lines. So no one could call for help-but he still had lights to see what he was going to do. He made sure he had all the tools he needed available to torture his victims before even approaching them. He filed the serial numbers off of the gun. He told my cousins that they would not live through it, because he could not leave any witnesses. He did numerous other things to prepare for each crime-but they are too graphic to explain publically. The point is, these crimes were all pre-meditated. He admitted in court that he was having fun. He understood right from wrong, and the consequences of his actions. He pleaded guilty & he admitted to everything-so there was no Lawyer who needed to lie to obtain the death penalty. The death penalty was given based on his own admitted guilt! At this point-we just want this chapter to be closed. This will always be a part of our lives, but maybe we can all sleep with the lights off tonight.
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Appeals court denies stay of execution for Elroy Chester
by stagetec100 •Jun 12, 2013 6:41 PMAt6 pm they open Chester cell and walk him to the death chamber So long Chester
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Houston Chronicle - by Lise Olsen - 27 minutes ago
A U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel has denied a request for a stay of execution for condemned killer Elroy Chester, By By chester - Reply to
Texas will execute its 499th person tonight, and execution no. 500 will be a
by stagetec100 •Jun 12, 2013 3:23 PMWith either sentence, Arias will end up in the Arizona State Prison Complex in Goodyear, Arizona, just west of Phoenix, where maximum security and death row inmates are housed.
So what kind of future is Arias facing? Whether she gets sentenced to life in prison or the death penalty, here's a sneak peek at what life in prison will be like for Arias according to Andrew Wilder, director of communications for the Arizona Department of Corrections.
Inmates on death row
There are currently 122 males and 3 females on death row in Arizona. Although Debra Milke's conviction was recently overturned, she's still on death row, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections.
The cell
•12 ft. by 7 ft. cell; 86 square feet
•All solo cells
•Bed built into wall (hard surface bed)
•Blanket and pillow
•Stainless steel toilet and sink
•Shelving across one side of bed, which could be used as a desk
•Small chair
•Personal items can be displayed in the cell and there are two small and very thin windows
•Allowed to buy a small radio or TV
Meals
Inmates are fed 19 meals a week, three meals a day Monday through Friday and only two meals a day on the weekend. Death row and maximum security inmates eat all of their meals in their cells. There is no cafeteria-style setting.
Life
Inmates on death row in Arizona have access to recreation three times a week for periods of two hours at a time. So if Arias is given the death penalty, she would get a total of six hours per week outside her cell. According to Wilder, these outdoor recreation areas are pretty small -- not much bigger than the cells -- and inmates spend this time alone. But on non-recreation days, inmates are limited to their cell and could spend up to 24 hours at a time in there. Other privileges allowed to prisoners are pretty basic:
•No Internet
•Books and commissary allowed for maximum security inmates
•Library on site; Books can be requested
•Interviews only done over the phone
Showers
Inmates are allowed to shower three times a week. Showers are next to the cells and inmates usually shower after their recreation periods. Inmates shower alone.
Contact with outside
Maximum security inmates get one 15-minute phone call per week and calls are made from the cell with a phone that is brought to the inmate. But all inmates are allowed to send and receive mail. All inmates are limited to one non-contact, two-hour visit per week, during which the inmate can only speak to the visitor through glass. - Reply to
Texas will execute its 499th person tonight, and execution no. 500 will be a
by stagetec100 •Jun 12, 2013 3:23 PMChester’s two murder and capital murder charges stem from the Sept. 20, 1997 shooting death of John Henry Sepeda, 78; the Nov. 15, 1997 slaying of Etta Mae Stallings, 87; the Nov. 20, 1997 death of Cheryl DeLeon, 40; and the Dec. 21, 1997 death of Albert Bolden Jr., Chester’s brother-in-law.
Chester admitted killing the four. In the Ryman case, after Chester pleaded guilty, it only took a Jefferson County jury 12 minutes to sentence Chester to death.
Ryman was killed on Feb. 6, 1998 in his sister’s Port Arthur home while trying to stop Chester from sexually assaulting his teenage nieces. Chester then took jewelry from the home and fled, according to the prosecution case.
Chester testified in his trial against the advice of his defense attorneys, Doug Barlow and Layne Walker, according to Enterprise reports from the time.
Chester said on the stand that his sexual assault victims were “lucky they ain’t dead” and that he had “a whole lot of fun” committing crimes.
He told jurors if they gave him the death penalty he would order his “homeboys” to kill a Port Arthur police officer. If he received a life sentence, he said he would kill a guard in prison.
Nice `guy EH illini nation do you think he is innocent? -
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I Figure 5 Days @ 130°F Should Purge The Filth From Arizona!
by geoo.ooeg •Jun 11, 2013 9:33 PMThe Maricopa County Attorney's Office has chosen not to prosecute Arizona Department of Corrections staff in the death of inmate Marcia Powell.
Powell, 48, died May 20, 2009, after being kept in a human cage in Goodyear's Perryville Prison for at least four hours in the blazing Arizona sun. This, despite a prison policy limiting such outside confinement to a maximum of two hours.
The county medical examiner found the cause of death to be due to complications from heat exposure. Her core body temperature upon examination was 108 degrees Fahrenheit. She suffered burns and blisters all over her body.
Witnesses say she was repeatedly denied water by corrections officers, though the c.o.'s deny this. The weather the day she collapsed from the heat (May 19 -- she died in the early morning hours of May 20) arched just above a 107 degree high.
According to a 3,000 page report released by the ADC, she pleaded to be taken back inside, but was ignored. Similarly, she was not allowed to use the restroom. When she was found unconscious, her body was covered with excrement from soiling herself.
Powell, who was serving a 27-month sentence for prostitution, actually expired after being transported to West Valley Hospital, where acting ADC Director Charles Ryan made the decision to have her life support suspended.