EU urges Gov. Perry to halt executions

[ayzo]

Personally, I'm against the death penalty but the European Union really should mind its own business.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/us_nm/eu_usa_executions_dc


BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union urged the governor of Texas on Tuesday to halt all executions before the U.S. state carries out its 400th death sentence since reinstatement of the penalty in 1976.

"The European Union notes with great regret the upcoming execution in the State of Texas," the Portuguese presidency of the 27-nation bloc said in a statement.

Texas is expected to hit the 400 mark on Wednesday -- putting it far ahead of any other U.S. state -- with the execution of Johnny Ray Conner for the 1998 shooting of a grocery store clerk.

"The European Union strongly urges Governor Rick Perry to exercise all powers vested in his office to halt all upcoming executions and to consider the introduction of a moratorium in the State of Texas," the EU statement said.

The European Union, which on Tuesday called the death penalty "cruel and inhumane," is opposed to all capital punishment and has called for its worldwide abolition.

"There is no evidence to suggest that the use of the death penalty serves as a deterrent against violent crime," the statement said, adding that its irreversibility meant that miscarriages of justice could not be redressed.

The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a ban on capital punishment in 1976. Around 1,090 executions have taken place in the United States in what some refer to as the 'modern' capital punishment era which began in Utah in January 1977, with the firing squad execution of Gary Gilmore.

[KJ94GT]

They have no right to be trying to tell a US state what to do, much less Texas.

[Fobra]

:rolleyes:

[Ted]

I think Rick should urge EU to eat a fat dick.

[Treadhead]

How about we send all the death row folks to the EU and let them have 'em.

[lowthreeohz]

I'd send the EU a big sign that said "Go fuck yourselves".

[46Tbird]

Tell em to fuck off, then kill one prisoner of each EU country's descent...

[David]

LOL!

Yeah right!

[AL P]

I'd like to cordially invite the European Union to lick the shady side of my hairy sack.

[Pro88LX]

I think Rick should urge EU to eat a fat dick.

LOL...no shit

[Trip McNeely]

Tell em to fuck off, then kill one prisoner of each EU country's descent...
I like this idea.

[BP]

Does nothing to deter crime?? Johnny Ray Conner won't ever rob a store again.

[That_Is_My_El_Camino]

Does nothing to deter crime?? Johnny Ray Conner won't ever rob a store again.And I'm not going to be busting my ass for my lunch money just to ensure that he and others like him get to sit on theirs and enjoy three somewhat square meals per day.

[BP]

And I'm not going to be busting my ass for my lunch money just to ensure that he and others like him get to sit on theirs and enjoy three somewhat square meals per day.

He'll almost make it 8 years. He's innocent of course, just like all the other murderers on death row.

[GhostTX]

How about we send all the death row folks to the EU and let them have 'em.
I like that idea. Let them rehabilitate the cons.

[big_tiger]

I like that idea. Let them rehabilitate the cons.

They could send them to some far island, and let them do whatever they want. It seemed to work the first time. :)

[Stevo]

They could send them to some far island, and let them do whatever they want. It seemed to work the first time. :)

What if they Escape From..... that island?

Stevo

[Trip McNeely]

What if they Escape From..... that island?

Stevo
Is John Carpenter directing?

[That_Is_My_El_Camino]

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[46Tbird]

I thought about it. Fine, we don't kill them. We send them to an EU member country so they can pay to feed, shelter, rehabilitate them.

[Txstang1]

How about we send all the death row folks to the EU and let them have 'em.
W3RD

[Sean88gt]

Really? Fuck em. They're doing a real good job of holding the EU together anyway, maybe they should concentrate on their future and the fact that Europe as a whole is dying faster than it can regenerate. Pussies.

[BP]

I thought about it. Fine, we don't kill them. We send them to an EU member country so they can pay to feed, shelter, rehabilitate them.

Nah, make them watch every episode of Survivorman then set em loose in Iran and Syria.

[JimD]

Fuck them, put in an express lane IMO, kill all those cocksuckers

[mikeb]

Maybe perry should suggest that they fix their teeth first.

http://www.voanews.com/armenian/images/tv_rotten-teeth_22se.jpg

[big_tiger]

What if they Escape From..... that island?

Stevo

Kill 'em, and for those of you that dont know history I was refering to Australia.

[NOStradamus]

I think Rick should urge EU to eat a fat dick.

lmfao awesome :D

Sad thing is, Perry would do it if would win him more votes for the next election.

[Big Thumper]

Odd the EU would give a shit about we Texans.

Let's hurry up and hit 500...lets make it a record year. BTW, what is the record?

[BP]

Kill 'em, and for those of you that dont know history I was refering to Australia.

They were sending them to the colonies up until we declared independence. The French sent their prisoners to the carribean. The commies in Russia have it right though, send those bastards to Siberia.

[jones4stangs]

Personally, I'm against the death penalty....
Why are you against the death penalty?

Hell, I'm against life in prison. If the courts decide a person is not fit to ever enter society again then kill them. Else, teach them a lesson and let them go. Let me have my way and no one would get sentenced to over 20 years for any crime. Kill them or let them go, stop with the bullshit!

[Muffrazr]

Kill 'em, and for those of you that dont know history I was refering to Australia.


Some were sent there, Colonies, Here, hell, all the older countries used to just ship out prisoners to other places to let someone else worry about it. I guess they were too soft hearted to kill them. I would consider them to be Earlier Time Liberals.


I say bring back public execution for the really bad crimes. It seems to be very evident that when you see someone hanging from a rack decomposing for doing a crime that maybe you shouldn't do the fucking crime. I agree with killing every one of the sorry sumbitches that are deemed unfit for society. Why in the hell would I want to pay for someone to get fed, bathed, clothed, medical care, conjugal visits, and all kinds of other shit I have to work for when that motherfucker raped a little kid or something and now gets to sit on his/her sorry ass. Fucking pricks need to suck my salty balls after I get done with yet another hard days work. I gotta pay for medical care for aliens, lazy asses on welfare, and fuck-ups of society? Hell no, kill 'em all, and let God sort 'em out.

[jyro]

Statement by Robert Black, spokesman for Texas Governor Rick Perry, concerning the European Union’s appeal that Texas enact a moratorium on the death penalty:

“230 years ago, our forefathers fought a war to throw off the yoke of a European monarch and gain the freedom of self-determination. Texans long ago decided that the death penalty is a just and appropriate punishment for the most horrible crimes committed against our citizens. While we respect our friends in Europe, welcome their investment in our state and appreciate their interest in our laws, Texans are doing just fine governing Texas.”