Could the hearing to exonerate this executed man become an inconvenient truth for Perry?

[kjackson227]

http://krld.cbslocal.com/2010/10/06/hearing-could-exonerate-executed-man/

I feel so sorry for this man and his family, but I hope this gets a lot more traction in the media. Besides all the corruption that Perry is involved in, it looks like he also has blood on his hands.

[kjackson227]

1. Here's the complete story for those who don't know much about it...

The story seems to have a life of it's own because it seems to keep rearing it's head time and time again, so hopefully the truth will eventually come out.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/05/ap/national
/main6929705.shtml?tag=mncol;lst;1

The wife says her deceased husband confessed to her

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/06/ap/national/main6932531.shtml?tag=mncol;lst;2:shrug:

[sonias]

2. Perry lives with blood on his hands

And unfortunately it doesn't bother him one bit. He already knows that Cameron Todd Willingham was convicted on the basis of junk science, so he knows it's a good case of someone who did not commit the crime he was executed for.

So Perry goes around calling Willingham a "monster" anyway. You know the kind of "tough on crime" crap talk, like well if he didn't commit this crime, he's certainly guilty of something else he deserved to die for.

[kjackson227]

3. It looks like the judge has decided to postpone his decision until...

October 14. I'm just glad that the case was opened back up so that the truth can be told. If Willingham actually did this, then he got what he deserved. Since his wife said he confessed, I'm beginning to think he did do it, BUT, if he didn't, then Perry needs to be held accountable. I'm glad we'll all learn the answer to this tragedy before the election.

[sonias]

4. Official: Arson probe wrong

AAS Texas Digest 10/910
Official: Arson probe wrong
(snip)

Conclusions made by arson investigators in the Corsicana case that ended with a man's execution were wrong by today's standards, Tarrant County Medical Examiner Nizam Peerwani said Friday.

But whether there is enough evidence to conclude that Cameron Todd Willingham was guilty or not guilty of killing his three daughters in 1991 is a question for the courts to decide, Peerwani said during a seminar at the Texas Wesleyan law school.

Peerwani, appointed by Gov. Rick Perry in December to the state Forensic Science Commission, ticked off flaws in the arson report that helped lead to Willingham's conviction and subsequent execution.

Among them, he said, investigators were wrong to conclude that the fire that swept Willingham's home had multiple starting points and that patterns indicated that an accelerant had been used, Peerwani said.

When we finally get rid of Perry trying to suppress all the evidence, we may finally be rid of the junk science that is so horribly flawed.

:kick:

[bearfan454]

5. Perry appointed Bradley to the commission

Bradley is the Williamson County DA. That alone shows how Perry wants this to turn out and keep the evidence from ever being exposed especially before the election.

[kjackson227]

6. Here's more important information...

Looks like former Governor Mark White is doing the summation, and further down Frontline is going to do a documentary...

http://camerontoddwillingham.com/?cat=5

[sonias]

7. Injustice, Texas Style

Newsweek 10/9/10
Injustice, Texas Style
Restoring Cameron Willingham’s reputation.

"Why would you abolish the death penalty when a majority of the voters support it?" Republican Tom Foley asked Democrat Dan Malloy in a robust debate last week to help determine which man should be Connecticut’s next governor. "Why would you do that? It’s arrogant."

Foley’s claim that it’s “arrogant” for officeholders to substitute their judgment for the wishes of the majority would, taken to its logical conclusion, mean that government could be run by a computer processing polls. Nice platform. Yet even a pandering argument can be revealing. Capital punishment may feel like abortion or gun control—a tired debate where minds can’t be changed. But there’s a discussion worth having about the hypocritical conservative attitude toward the life-and-death power of the state.

The government, GOP politicians suggest, can’t run a three-car funeral. It’s unaccountable, intrusive, and has too much power to revoke people’s rights. But when it comes to the ultimate right—life—these same conservatives almost invariably view the government’s actions as flawless and not subject to review even if injustice surfaces. Who’s arrogant now?

[kjackson227]

8. Yep, the Repugnants are an arrogant lot...

which is/was the problem with Rick Perry. To not even stop this execution (even for a few days) until he received all of the facts is ultimate arrogance. How can anybody with an ounce of decency not have the conscience to wait a few more days or months until all the evidence presents itself? Not to mention, it looks like Perry tried to cover up his trigger finger by changing committee members. Perry's is fast becoming a fascist authoritarian.