(DRAFT - 6 links) You may be surprised to know that Texas was not among the top five in the DP race until after 1976. States may get double points for executing innocents or mentally challenged people, but the scores I found give all executions equal weight. Virginia leads the nation with 1,386 executions. Before 1976, Texas' score was just 755, but killing another 475 since then brought Texas to 1,230. The Long Horn State can take the lead with another 50 or so people unless Virginia steps up her pace. Below are scores by state between 1608 and 1976 (lynchings are not included).
Virginia - 1277
New York - 1,130
Pennsylvania - 1040
Georgia - 950
North Carolina - 784
South Carolina was not in the top five, but no one can doubt its dedication to execution. That state holds the record for executing the youngest person, 14-year-old George Stinney. Of course, George was black. He was only 5'1" tall and weighed just 95 pounds. His guilt is highly doubtful. Some people advocate resumption of juvenile executions. See a picture of George Stinney and learn more about his death at this link: Juvenile Justice - Kids 4 Cash http://marylovesjustice.blogspot.com/2011/03/juvenile-justice-kids-4-cash.html - The law is tough on minority children. A 12-year-old Florida boy, Christian Fernandez, is charged with first degree murder. I wrote about him in "Human Trafficking by Government - Kids4Cash" at this link: http://marylovesjustice.blogspot.com/2011/10/human-trafficking-by-government.html I don't think the D.A. will ask for the death penalty in his case - hopefully!
I will write more about the DP race this week. Execution (especially of potentially innocent people, the mentally challenged, and minors) is not something they want us discussing online, although it happens. Capital punishment is like a burp, which polite people ignore. Hackers are paid to destroy my computers to prevent my advocacy against criminalizing mental illness and capital punishment, and unfortunately, my time is up on this borrowed PC. Human rights online may be hard-hit if/when one of the Internet censorship bills passes: H.R.3261 or S.968. These bills propose putting the Internet under the U.S. Attorney's Office. Can you imagine? Like China! Anyway, pease check this article for completion over the coming weeks. In the meanwhile, pray for Hank Skinner. He faces execution on November 9, 2011, and Texas won't let him test his DNA against the evidence. He must be worth double points, too. You can see his support page at Twitter @Justice4Hank at http://twitter.com/justice4hank .
See the pre-1976 DP scorecard for each state at this Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) link: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-united-states-1608-1976-state
Mary Neal
Website: Wrongful Death of Larry Neal http://wrongfuldeathoflarryneal.com
Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill - http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/aimi
Virginia - 1277
New York - 1,130
Pennsylvania - 1040
Georgia - 950
North Carolina - 784
South Carolina was not in the top five, but no one can doubt its dedication to execution. That state holds the record for executing the youngest person, 14-year-old George Stinney. Of course, George was black. He was only 5'1" tall and weighed just 95 pounds. His guilt is highly doubtful. Some people advocate resumption of juvenile executions. See a picture of George Stinney and learn more about his death at this link: Juvenile Justice - Kids 4 Cash http://marylovesjustice.blogspot.com/2011/03/juvenile-justice-kids-4-cash.html - The law is tough on minority children. A 12-year-old Florida boy, Christian Fernandez, is charged with first degree murder. I wrote about him in "Human Trafficking by Government - Kids4Cash" at this link: http://marylovesjustice.blogspot.com/2011/10/human-trafficking-by-government.html I don't think the D.A. will ask for the death penalty in his case - hopefully!
I will write more about the DP race this week. Execution (especially of potentially innocent people, the mentally challenged, and minors) is not something they want us discussing online, although it happens. Capital punishment is like a burp, which polite people ignore. Hackers are paid to destroy my computers to prevent my advocacy against criminalizing mental illness and capital punishment, and unfortunately, my time is up on this borrowed PC. Human rights online may be hard-hit if/when one of the Internet censorship bills passes: H.R.3261 or S.968. These bills propose putting the Internet under the U.S. Attorney's Office. Can you imagine? Like China! Anyway, pease check this article for completion over the coming weeks. In the meanwhile, pray for Hank Skinner. He faces execution on November 9, 2011, and Texas won't let him test his DNA against the evidence. He must be worth double points, too. You can see his support page at Twitter @Justice4Hank at http://twitter.com/justice4hank .
See the pre-1976 DP scorecard for each state at this Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) link: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-united-states-1608-1976-state
Mary Neal
Website: Wrongful Death of Larry Neal http://wrongfuldeathoflarryneal.com
Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill - http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/aimi
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