"Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached."

[FlatBaroque]

- Scalia on capital punishment

Rest In Peace, Tony. May God have mercy on your soul.

[The Blue Flower]

1. Or not

nt

[treestar]

2. I was going to look for that

that is the most appalling thing I ever heard said.

[L. Coyote]

11. I was going to start a thread with this quote, clicked GD, it was here already. That's DU.

It is floating around on Twitter.

[thesquanderer]

14. although that's not exactly what he said

http://news.lawreader.com/2008/08/30/barry-miller-widely-published-scalia-quote-re-innocense-is-inaccurate-we-have-to-agree/

[treestar]

15. They talk of convenience to the

Courts and the poor defendant , they gloat , happens to have no forum on which to raise his claim. And the ridiculous deadline for the new evidence. They've lost sight of the reason for having a justice system. And in the face of an innocent person's death too.

[LiberalArkie]

3. What we have to worry about is if Satan won't let him into hell.

[Goblinmonger]

5. I hope he goes to heaven

Because if there is a good I'm going to hell and I want nothing to do with that guy.

[FiveGoodMen]

4. May Tony get the same mercy that he showed to others.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. A fitting epitaph. nt

[spanone]

7. if God made tony, she must be embarrassed.

[marions ghost]

8. "A Death Sentence Properly Reached"

[malletgirl02]

9. You are a better prson than I am.

I say no mercy for his soul.

[Gabi Hayes]

10. that fat dead pig widely, vociferously, espoused his belief in miracles.

Rot in hell, you venal, hypocritical monster.

[Delphinus]

12. Thanks for sharing that.

I wanted to look for it - and you saved me the search.

How he could even say this with a straight face is beyond my comprehension.

[FlatBaroque]

13. You are welcome

one of the more bizarre statements uttered by a justice.

[Octafish]

16. Don't let the facts get in the way of red tape.

Such a brilliant mind.