I agree with you totally on the not for mental illness nor depression. Though i do thing it is (or ought to be) acceptable for people to take their own lives.
It's funny to me how people are mostly loathe to bring that essay up. :) I held that opinion before that, but that experience certainly reinforced, and entrenched, it.
I still think the better solution is to do all DNA testing before anyone is ever executed again.
Coleman's post-conviction appellate attorneys DID have Dr. Ed Blake test the evidence for DNA material. His conclusions in 1991 found that Coleman fit within two-tenths of one percent of the entire population that could have committed the murder.
Again, as below, you are factually correct. Though, again, i must point out that Virginia has a history of botched DNA analysis, so i believe retesting in this case, among others, is appropriate.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2006-01-06 07:49 am (UTC)Yes, i think this is a good solution. However, i still think that death penality is wrong. On the other hand, i do believe that euthanasia is right.
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Date: 2006-01-06 08:07 am (UTC)I... read about your dad's battle with ALS. I supported his choice.
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Date: 2006-01-06 08:20 am (UTC)It's funny to me how people are mostly loathe to bring that essay up. :) I held that opinion before that, but that experience certainly reinforced, and entrenched, it.
DNA testing was performed in 1991.
Date: 2006-01-06 10:31 am (UTC)Coleman's post-conviction appellate attorneys DID have Dr. Ed Blake test the evidence for DNA material. His conclusions in 1991 found that Coleman fit within two-tenths of one percent of the entire population that could have committed the murder.
Re: DNA testing was performed in 1991.
Date: 2006-01-06 10:51 am (UTC)