April 22, 20196 yr Bill King gets the needle Wednesday night for his role in the 1998 killing of James Byrd Jr. Lawrence Russell Brewer got his in 2011. Shawn Berry...somehow...got life in prison and will be eligible for parole in 2038. I still remember how horrified I was when this happened. Seemed like it cast a pall on the entire state. Say "hey" to Russell when you get to hell, you racist fuck. Edited April 22, 20196 yr by Gooby
April 22, 20196 yr Took too long to get here (Brewer was executed in 2011). Hopefully, he doesn't receive any stays.
April 22, 20196 yr Re: Brewer. The day before his execution, Brewer expressed no remorse for his crime, as he told KHOU 11 News in Houston: "As far as any regrets, no, I have no regrets. No, I'd do it all over again, to tell you the truth."
April 22, 20196 yr Needle is too good for those assholes. Should have been sentenced to spending the rest of their lives spending 7 days a week building and maintaining section 8 housing in traditionally AA communities while wearing shock collars.
April 22, 20196 yr 46 minutes ago, Gooby said: Shawn Berry...somehow...got life in prison and will be eligible for parole in 2038. He had an 0.895 OPS in 1998. Maybe the judge took that into consideration.
April 22, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Fudge Nuggets said: He had an 0.895 OPS in 1998. Maybe the judge took that into consideration. Not getting enough juice, then or now
April 22, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Surly Bevo said: Needle is too good for those assholes. Should have been sentenced to spending the rest of their lives spending 7 days a week building and maintaining section 8 housing in traditionally AA communities while wearing shock collars. What he deserves is to die the way he killed. Drag him and let him experience the same extreme suffering he inflicted. But of course that is barbaric and we consider ourselves a civilized country, so I guess we'll have to settle for 'humane' punishment. Not advocating Iran-style barbarism, but I do wonder if it might have more of a deterrent effect in some cases. I'm strongly against the "Look the other way" inmate vigilantism allowed too often in our prisons. No one should be raped because they robbed a store, stole tires, cheated on their taxes. etc. But brutal crimes like murder are just a completely different level offense.
April 22, 20196 yr 25 minutes ago, clapclapclap said: Not advocating Iran-style barbarism, but I do wonder if it might have more of a deterrent effect in some cases. There are some animals for whom nothing would be a strong enough deterrent.
April 22, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Brisketexan said: I firmly oppose the death penalty. But fuckers like this make it REAL hard. He'll be REAL hard by thursday morning. Don't worry
April 22, 20196 yr Do you all feel the same way about the killer of the South Carolina woman who got in the wrong car? I'm against the DP, but I think both cases deserve the harshest penalty allowed.
April 22, 20196 yr 49 minutes ago, ajax said: Do you all feel the same way about the killer of the South Carolina woman who got in the wrong car? I'm against the DP, but I think both cases deserve the harshest penalty allowed. I'm not for the death penalty unless there is very strong, we have you on camera doing it type of evidence.
April 22, 20196 yr 41 minutes ago, Pam Cummings said: I'm not for the death penalty unless there is very strong, we have you on camera doing it type of evidence. Same here. There are some evil assholes where there is no doubt they did it. They should be executed quickly. Life for the rest where we are 99% sure they did it.
April 22, 20196 yr My Father in Law is the FBI agent who handled the initial interview with King. Having dinner with him in an hour or so, looks like we have a discussion topic.
April 22, 20196 yr The DP should be applied in limited cases and this is one of them. It's just taking too long.
April 22, 20196 yr I recall that the national media descended on Jasper expecting (hoping?) to find a 1960s racist town. These killers weren't part of the community. Black and white residents of the town said it wasn't a terrible place for blacks and the races got along well. Horrible crime, but Jasper did well for itself in the aftermath.
April 22, 20196 yr My Father in Law is the FBI agent who handled the initial interview with King. Having dinner with him in an hour or so, looks like we have a discussion topic.He and Sherriff Billy Rowles are going to the execution.
April 22, 20196 yr I'm firmly for the death penalty, so hey, this works out great! See ya, don't wanna be ya! RIT (terror)
April 23, 20196 yr Tomorrow at about 5:30 pm the cold reality of missing the 2019 NFL draft will hit him hard.
April 23, 20196 yr 31 minutes ago, Chooky said: Tomorrow at about 5:30 pm the cold reality of missing the 2019 NFL draft will hit him hard. If he could catch, I'm sure Jerrah would get him pardoned and signed.
April 23, 20196 yr Tie him down over several large fire ant beds for the weekend.....then execute him.
April 23, 20196 yr We waste way too much money on fuckers like this. One .22lr to the back of the skull and call it a day. Feed him to the pigs to make sure nothing goes to waste. Eat bacon and profit.
April 23, 20196 yr 11 minutes ago, Izhmash said: We waste way too much money on fuckers like this. One .22lr to the back of the skull and call it a day. Feed him to the pigs to make sure nothing goes to waste. Eat bacon and profit. Why settle for a .22lr?
April 23, 20196 yr On 4/22/2019 at 2:14 PM, Brisketexan said: I firmly oppose the death penalty. But fuckers like this make it REAL hard. This describes me to a T.
April 23, 20196 yr Brewer was the one that ordered a ridiculous amount of food for his last meal and ate none of it. Now the prisoner gets whatever they are serving at Huntsville that day. Edited April 23, 20196 yr by ocugolf Spelling
April 23, 20196 yr I remember that crime. Just gut wrenching horrible. Judgement day waits for all of us, This scumbags is not going to go as well as others.
April 23, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Trey3216 said: Why settle for a .22lr? Flying AK’s are cool, but way too much of an investment than this man deserves. Go in cheap...no lube!
April 23, 20196 yr 22 hours ago, BearSchlong said: On 4/22/2019 at 4:21 PM, BearSchlong said: My Father in Law is the FBI agent who handled the initial interview with King. Having dinner with him in an hour or so, looks like we have a discussion topic. He and Sherriff Billy Rowles are going to the execution. Billy Rowles (former Jasper County Sheriff) is such a good guy, now he's the Sherriff in Newton County. He gives us weekly updates on the goings on. He's kinda like Dirt Bike. https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Newton-Co-Sheriff-Boy-empties-piggy-bank-to-13785299.php
April 23, 20196 yr Just gut wrenching. https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Clues-but-no-firm-answers-in-King-s-path-to-13783857.php
April 23, 20196 yr I've always wondered how James Byrd became a Rockies fan living in Texas because the media only showed that one picture of the man.
April 23, 20196 yr My Father in Law is the FBI agent who handled the initial interview with King. Having dinner with him in an hour or so, looks like we have a discussion topic.I’d love to hear more about what your FIL’s thoughts were after that interview, and for that matter, throughput the case.
April 24, 20196 yr On 4/22/2019 at 5:12 PM, RomaVicta said: I recall that the national media descended on Jasper expecting (hoping?) to find a 1960s racist town. These killers weren't part of the community. Black and white residents of the town said it wasn't a terrible place for blacks and the races got along well. Horrible crime, but Jasper did well for itself in the aftermath. When it happened I remember thinking "Jasper? Not Vidor?" Vidor was the place you expected something like that to happen.
April 24, 20196 yr I had no idea that TCCA voted 5-4 against granting a stay on Monday. His lawyers cited a 6th Amendment case from Louisiana and apparently made a fairly compelling argument. His only chance now is the Supreme Court. I read an article about Billy Rowles where he said King promised him and the other investigators that after his co-defendants were convicted he'd provide every detail about what happened that night. When they were all finally convicted they drove to interview King in hope he'd uphold his promise and he just smirked and said "I wasn't there." When they pushed him he just laughed and kept repeating "I wasn't there." It's impossible for me to support the death penalty after horrifyingly seeing so many people exonerated with the arrival of DNA testing. But damn if this guy isn't the most highly qualified motherfucker to receive the honor. That dead-eyed void of a human existence would test the bounds of the most merciful among us.
April 24, 20196 yr On 4/22/2019 at 2:14 PM, Brisketexan said: I firmly oppose the death penalty. But fuckers like this make it REAL hard. On 4/22/2019 at 2:17 PM, ajax said: Do you all feel the same way about the killer of the South Carolina woman who got in the wrong car? I'm against the DP, but I think both cases deserve the harshest penalty allowed. not challenging, honestly curious. if the judge put this in your hands today would y’all have him killed or leave him in prison for life? On 4/22/2019 at 5:12 PM, RomaVicta said: I recall that the national media descended on Jasper expecting (hoping?) to find a 1960s racist town. 100% hoping.
April 24, 20196 yr 23 minutes ago, futureman said: not challenging, honestly curious. if the judge put this in your hands today would y’all have him killed or leave him in prison for life? Prison for life, or better yet hard labor. Make them do the worst, most dangerous jobs. We could contract their labor out to mining companies, and give the proceeds to the family of the victims. We can't have the government profit off it, or else that introduces all kinds of problems. Treat these capital crime criminals as totally expendable - I don't care. I'm just not for killing them for killing's sake. Kill them with labor and hardship, give them black lung, make the rest of their days a living hell I'm fine with.
April 24, 20196 yr 37 minutes ago, futureman said: not challenging, honestly curious. if the judge put this in your hands today would y’all have him killed or leave him in prison for life? . I'd sentence him to life in prison without parole. As much as I PERSONALLY want some fuckers to die, it's about the process and machinery, because if it exists as to one, it exists as to all. And it seems irrefutable that we can't expect our process and machinery to be fail-proof. Thus, I do not support an irrevocable punishment of the ultimate gravity -- killing a person. That necessarily includes some bad people -- that's the nature of capital crimes. The people who are actually guilty did some REALLY bad shit.
April 24, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, futureman said: not challenging, honestly curious. if the judge put this in your hands today would y’all have him killed or leave him in prison for life? As a juror, I would never support the death penalty. I'm pretty sure I'd never get past voir dire.
April 24, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, Chooky said: It's impossible for me to support the death penalty after horrifyingly seeing so many people exonerated with the arrival of DNA testing. But damn if this guy isn't the most highly qualified motherfucker to receive the honor. That dead-eyed void of a human existence would test the bounds of the most merciful among us. What you said.
April 24, 20196 yr I'm strongly against the death penalty. These people dying does not bother me. I don't think those are mutually exclusive.
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