tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post4067096239392694656..comments2023-10-12T07:59:04.002-04:00Comments on An Englishman in New Jersey: Fourteen Days in May - A Guest Post by Traci JonesGrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11298215369738638280noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-83989953244037951822011-11-14T23:42:36.498-05:002011-11-14T23:42:36.498-05:00Good Information. Thank you for sharing and I want...Good Information. Thank you for sharing and I want to share information about Tandoori Chef which is An authentic North Indian, fine dining restaurant, Tandoori Chef offers Hackensack and the surrounding area a wonderful taste of Indian cuisine.Davishttp://www.tandoorichef-nj.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-75013943780338538252010-02-28T01:05:41.947-05:002010-02-28T01:05:41.947-05:00Just spotted this article by Mike Farrell, and tho...Just spotted this article by Mike Farrell, and thought it was worth sharing here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-farrell/the-death-penalty-is-dyin_b_479660.html" rel="nofollow">The Death Penalty is Dying</a>Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298215369738638280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-27533857483979037622010-02-17T10:37:40.483-05:002010-02-17T10:37:40.483-05:00@Traci - I saw the documentary, and it was incredi...@Traci - I saw the documentary, and it was incredibly moving. I completely understand how it's had this lasting effect on you. It was quite surreal - even though I knew the eventual outcome, I really felt that it was all going to end up ok, and was shocked when I realized what was going to happen.<br /><br />@dudleysharp - I see that you help run a blog that appears to be a series of press-releases supporting the death penalty. Like @Ian and @Traci, I think you've missed the point, when you talk about "false innocence." While I think that innocent people have been, and will continued to be executed under this barbaric practice, I think that @Ian and @Asha are correct. An eye for an eye is wrong - pure and simple.<br /><br />I do believe that Johnson was probably innocent, given the evidence presented in the documentary. I do find it preposterous that @dudleysharp suggests that Johnson was not innocent simply because we haven't heard of him. It probably goes more to show that the innocent being executed is a bigger problem than any of us realize.<br /><br />But again, innocent or not is not the biggest problem I have with capital punishment.Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298215369738638280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-36874719378974339442010-02-13T11:04:10.769-05:002010-02-13T11:04:10.769-05:00Thanks for your comments - this is always going to...Thanks for your comments - this is always going to be a topic that results in strong opinions and emotions. <br /><br />@dudleysharp, I'm not as confident as you that just because a case doesn't get a great amount of publicity, that it means a miscarriage of justice didn't take place. <br /><br />I'm with Ian - although the issue of innocent people being killed by the state is obviously a very serious consideration, it's not the main reason for my stance on the death penalty. That's why it was in the footnote of the blog rather than the main piece.<br /><br />Has anybody seen the documentary itself?Traci Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-15632484976446720122010-02-12T21:30:11.378-05:002010-02-12T21:30:11.378-05:00@dudleysharp, the matter of an individual's gu...@dudleysharp, the matter of an individual's guilt or innocence is not the important question for me. The death penalty is an act of pure revenge - NOT justice. <br /><br />I fully understand the family of a murder victim saying, 'Why should a murderer live, when they have taken the life of an innocent individual?' This is an understandably emotional response from the family. However, it is society's duty to leave emotion at the door and to act in a rational and considered manner.<br /><br />How can any society claim to be taking the moral highground by committing the same act as the murderer? What example is this setting? I am not a religious individual, but surely one of the Ten Commandments is 'Thou shall not kill'? I do not remember reading in the Bible, that the State was somehow exempted from this.<br /><br />And before anyone says, 'You would change your opinion if you were the victim of an abhorrent crime'; I have to explain, that I am just such a victim. <br /><br />To me, mercy is one of the most important of all human qualities. Without mercy and forgiveness, this World would be unbearable.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15610316032049913186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-50802456313358462502010-02-12T20:42:45.240-05:002010-02-12T20:42:45.240-05:00An eye for an eye, and soon the whole world is bli...An eye for an eye, and soon the whole world is blind. ~ Mahatma GandhiAsha Hawkesworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14481562248298258986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-88178179034170089932010-02-12T18:29:31.222-05:002010-02-12T18:29:31.222-05:00It is clear that Johnson was not an innocent execu...It is clear that Johnson was not an innocent executed. Otherwise, he would be a huge name in the US death penalty debate and his is most certainly not. <br /><br />It's a common problem.<br /><br />Innocence<br /> <br />The false innocence claims by anti death penalty activists are legendary. Some examples:<br /> <br /> <br />"Cameron Todd Willingham: Another Media Meltdown", A Collection of Articles <br />http://homicidesurvivors.com/categories/Cameron%20Todd%20Willingham.aspx<br /> <br /> <br />"The Innocent Executed: Deception & Death Penalty Opponents"<br /> http://homicidesurvivors.com/2009/10/08/the-innocent-executed-deception--death-penalty-opponents--draft.aspx<br /> <br /> <br />The 130 (now 139) death row "innocents" scam<br />http://homicidesurvivors.com/2009/03/04/fact-checking-issues-on-innocence-and-the-death-penalty.aspx<br /> <br /> <br />"The Exonerated: Are Any Actually Innocent?"<br />http://homicidesurvivors.com/2006/08/21/the-exonerated-are-any-actually-innocent---new-mexico.aspx<br /> <br /> <br />Sister Helen Prejean & the death penalty: A Critical Review"<br />http://homicidesurvivors.com/2009/05/04/sister-helen-prejean--the-death-penalty-a-critical-review.aspx<br /> <br /> <br />"At the Death House Door" Can Rev. Carroll Pickett be trusted?"<br />http://homicidesurvivors.com/2009/01/30/fact-checking-is-very-welcome.aspx<br /> <br /> <br />"The Death Penalty: More Protection for Innocents" <br />http://homicidesurvivors.com/2009/07/05/the-death-penalty-more-protection-for-innocents.aspx<br /> <br /> <br />"A Death Penalty Red Herring: The Inanity and Hypocrisy of Perfection", Lester Jackson Ph.D., <br />http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=102909Adudleysharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796468204722853648noreply@blogger.com