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1. I didn't see the show but any governor of any state that has the death penalty

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 06:35 PM

Oct 2015

Should abolish it.

George Ryan, a republican governor of Illinois, took the brave step of clearing out death row back when a Northwestern university professor and his class proved that so many people on death row were innocent.

The best thing any Governor did in that state.

http://www.talkleft.com/story/2003/01/11/687/84573/deathpenalty/Illinois-Governor-George-Ryan-Commutes-all-Death-Row-Sentences

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/888516

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For those of you who watched 60 Minutes last night, I hope you are as outraged as I am [View all] politicaljunkie41910 Oct 2015 OP

because he had blood on his own hands. only. mopinko Oct 2015 #7

you're correct. marym625 Oct 2015 #12

You mean he personally sold the license to the immigrant ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2015 #17

Ryan can be linked to the children's death, albeit indirectly Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2015 #18

the driver of the ill maintained truck bought his license. mopinko Oct 2015 #24

I felt bad for the original prosecutor Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #2

"The system worked" moondust Oct 2015 #3

It was absolutely infuriating. WIProgressive88 Oct 2015 #4

It was a disgusting story. iandhr Oct 2015 #5

I posted the script in GD and in Good Reads this eve. eom LiberalElite Oct 2015 #6

AND RUN! duhneece Oct 2015 #14

What a colossal, racist prick that prosecutor was while defending Darb Oct 2015 #10

About the prosecutor who said the man should not be compensated IHateTheGOP Oct 2015 #11

I have a good friend in Louisiana . . . OldRedneck Oct 2015 #13

I live in Biloxi. LuvNewcastle Oct 2015 #16

The New Prosecutor erpowers Oct 2015 #15

This is, thankfully, starting to change. cab67 Oct 2015 #19

The new prosecutor basically said the man had to prove a negative . . . markpkessinger Oct 2015 #20

I grew up in Jefferson Parish Aerows Oct 2015 #21

I was appalled NJCher Oct 2015 #22

That case goes back many years before Booby KamaAina Oct 2015 #23