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Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:33 am to SquatchDawg
Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:33 am to SquatchDawg
Last night Arkansas executed its first prisoner since 2005.
Lidell Lee
The evidence against him was that neighbors saw him walking down the street near the house of the victim on the day of the murder.
Mr. Lee also lived on that street.
There was also a hair in the victim's home that detectives (in 1993) said matched Lee's, using a method since discredited and no longer admissible. No DNA test was ever done.
There was also an alleged drop of blood on Lee's shoe. No DNA test was ever done to show it belonged to the victim.
Lee was a career criminal with a checkered past, an easy target for law enforcement and the community reeling over a horrific murder.
Lee maintained his innocence all the way to the very end.
His last meal was the Holy Communion.
Twice offered an opportunity to speak his last words while strapped to the gurney, Lee opted for silence.
This was nothing more than a long drawn out lynching.
Lidell Lee
The evidence against him was that neighbors saw him walking down the street near the house of the victim on the day of the murder.
Mr. Lee also lived on that street.
There was also a hair in the victim's home that detectives (in 1993) said matched Lee's, using a method since discredited and no longer admissible. No DNA test was ever done.
There was also an alleged drop of blood on Lee's shoe. No DNA test was ever done to show it belonged to the victim.
Lee was a career criminal with a checkered past, an easy target for law enforcement and the community reeling over a horrific murder.
Lee maintained his innocence all the way to the very end.
His last meal was the Holy Communion.
Twice offered an opportunity to speak his last words while strapped to the gurney, Lee opted for silence.
This was nothing more than a long drawn out lynching.
This post was edited on 4/21/17 at 9:35 am
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 10:03 am to deeprig9
Let me share my logic on why my opinion has evolved on the death penalty.
In cases where the evidence is irrefutable, I support the death penalty.
Here's the problem:
In those cases, the defendant usually signs a plea deal for life. He knows he did it, he knows his goose is cooked. Taxpayers want to save money. Victims don't want to relive the tragedy in a big publicized trial.
Cases that go to trial are those where the evidence has a significant "meh" factor... some amount of doubt, not an open-and-shut case.
Juries are dumb, and lawyers are smart.
There is no doubt in my mind that innocent people are put to death by the government every year.
For that reason, I'm out.
In cases where the evidence is irrefutable, I support the death penalty.
Here's the problem:
In those cases, the defendant usually signs a plea deal for life. He knows he did it, he knows his goose is cooked. Taxpayers want to save money. Victims don't want to relive the tragedy in a big publicized trial.
Cases that go to trial are those where the evidence has a significant "meh" factor... some amount of doubt, not an open-and-shut case.
Juries are dumb, and lawyers are smart.
There is no doubt in my mind that innocent people are put to death by the government every year.
For that reason, I'm out.
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