Next spring, Texas will decide whether or not to become the first state to admit it executed an innocent man. Cameron Willingham was put to death in February 2004, 12 years after being convicted of killing his three infant children in a fire at their Corsicana, Texas, home. In August, the International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS) released a report… return to article
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Reader Comments (2)Page 1 of 1 pagesWhat a National Disgrace. We kill people because it makes us feel good and that “justice” has been served.
Turns out we execute people Innocent of the crimes for which they are ultimately put to death for.
Cameron Willingham was innocent, lost his children, then was Murdered in Cold Blood by the State of Texas.
Disgusting indeed.
Posted by sameasuid on Nov 2, 2009 at 7:04 AM Over 150 human beings have been released for death row in the last 10 to 15 years ...
Understand that all of these folks are innocent , not maybe or we thing they are innocent ; they are without a doubt , ” not guilty “..
So the question should be or more directly the affirmation should be ; that no one convicted of a capital crime should be sentenced to death…...
Human error is something that cannot be overlooked in light of the state executing an innocent individual and then finding out that this person was not guilty…
Life in prison is the only and cheaper solution ; why this is not so points to the punitive nature of amerikan society…...
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