tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172085.post4619523054410446902..comments2024-03-28T00:09:51.926-07:00Comments on updated sporadically at best: Trial by Fire: Did Texas execute an innocent man?Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10589732756618196545noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172085.post-8067089020221271922017-08-23T13:05:59.180-07:002017-08-23T13:05:59.180-07:00updated
Rebuttal: "Trial by Fire: Did Texas ...updated<br /><br />Rebuttal: "Trial by Fire: Did Texas execute an innocent man?", by David Grann, The New Yorker<br />Dudley Sharp<br />http://prodpinnc.blogspot.com/2009/10/cameron-todd-willingham-media-meltdown.htmldudleysharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796468204722853648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172085.post-26508953287848156012009-12-31T08:31:31.654-08:002009-12-31T08:31:31.654-08:00The essay on Cameron Todd Willingham is a must-rea...The essay on Cameron Todd Willingham is a must-read. When the system makes a mistake, it always closes ranks, and it is especially chilling when it does so even when the implication is state-sponsored murder. <br /><br />There is more: Gov. Rick Perry of Texas has actively stymied any investigation into the process by which both the Texas prison board and he made the decision not to commute the sentence, even despite mounting evidence to the contrary. There are a lot of <a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/cameron-todd-willingham/2009/10/>good links</a> here about the cover-up. Sadly, especially in a state like Texas, the political incentives are in favor of aggressive support of the death penalty. BTW, I highly recommend watching Errol Morris' brilliant documentary, The Thin Blue Line, of one instance of a miscarriage of justice in Texas and how the police conspired to cover up their misdeeds.Rahulnoreply@blogger.com