Comments by "Tony Wilson" (@tonywilson4713) on "US executes only woman on federal death row - BBC News" video.

  1. I absolutely agree with your sentiment, what she did met the "depraved indifference" clause of US Law. My problem is with how Donald Trump has behaved with these 3 recent executions. I don't have a problem with any nation or state executions for crimes they mandate for crimes beyond what society will tolerate. I do have a problem when any state steps outside that mandate. Because once that happens, justice takes a backseat to politics and executing people for political gai is one of the most disgusting things ANY NATION does and it is done way to often. In my home state of Victoria Australia the last man executed WAS DONE for political purposes. It was well understood that Ronald Ryan did not shoot and kill George Hodson. The ballistics proved it and the main witness lied, and both those points were understood at the time. Henry Bolte the State Premier at the time faced an election and told people that the hanging would help get him re-elected and it did. You can look up Brandon Bernard, Alfred Bourgeois & Lisa Montgomery and all their crimes were depraved. I don't have a problem with their trials, their sentences or the outcomes. In Montgomery's case a few have pointed out she went with clamps and others tools that showed she at some level knew what she was doing. Was she mentally ill? Absolutely - no sane person does what she did. My problem is Donald Trump who lost his mandate to make these decisions. For 130 years American Presidents had delayed all federal executions after the election. Once the election is held the American people have spoken and handed the mandate onto the next President. Americans are very quick to speak about "the will of the people" and on November 4 2020 the American people spoke and Donald Trump lost his mandate. Lets not forget one other thing. As Donald Trump sent these 3 to the chamber, he pardoned the Blackwater 4 who killed 14 people and injured 17 others in the Nisour Square Massacre. That included a 9 year old boy. That crime also met the requirements (at least in part) for depraved indifference. But the Blackwater 4 had Erik Prince as their boss. Erik Prince is the brother of Betsy De Vos, Donald Trump's Education Secretary. Donald Trump executed 3 and let go 4 others all for political gain and that stinks.
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  2. I absolutely agree with your sentiment, what she did met the "depraved indifference" clause of US Law. My problem is with how Donald Trump has behaved with these 3 recent executions. I don't have a problem with any nation or state executions for crimes they mandate for crimes beyond what society will tolerate. I do have a problem when any state steps outside that mandate. Because once that happens, justice takes a backseat to politics and executing people for political gai is one of the most disgusting things ANY NATION does and it is done way to often. In my home state of Victoria Australia the last man executed WAS DONE for political purposes. It was well understood that Ronald Ryan did not shoot and kill George Hodson. The ballistics proved it and the main witness lied, and both those points were understood at the time. Henry Bolte the State Premier at the time faced an election and told people that the hanging would help get him re-elected and it did. You can look up Brandon Bernard, Alfred Bourgeois & Lisa Montgomery and all their crimes were depraved. I don't have a problem with their trials, their sentences or the outcomes. In Montgomery's case a few have pointed out she went with clamps and others tools that showed she at some level knew what she was doing. Was she mentally ill? Absolutely - no sane person does what she did. My problem is Donald Trump who lost his mandate to make these decisions. For 130 years American Presidents had delayed all federal executions after the election. Once the election is held the American people have spoken and handed the mandate onto the next President. Americans are very quick to speak about "the will of the people" and on November 4 2020 the American people spoke and Donald Trump lost his mandate. Lets not forget one other thing. As Donald Trump sent these 3 to the chamber, he pardoned the Blackwater 4 who killed 14 people and injured 17 others in the Nisour Square Massacre. That included a 9 year old boy. That crime also met the requirements (at least in part) for depraved indifference. But the Blackwater 4 had Erik Prince as their boss. Erik Prince is the brother of Betsy De Vos, Donald Trump's Education Secretary. Donald Trump executed 3 and let go 4 others all for political gain and that stinks.
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  3. I absolutely agree with your sentiment, what she did met the "depraved indifference" clause of US Law. My problem is with how Donald Trump has behaved with these 3 recent executions. I don't have a problem with any nation or state executions for crimes they mandate for crimes beyond what society will tolerate. I do have a problem when any state steps outside that mandate. Because once that happens, justice takes a backseat to politics and executing people for political gai is one of the most disgusting things ANY NATION does and it is done way to often. In my home state of Victoria Australia the last man executed WAS DONE for political purposes. It was well understood that Ronald Ryan did not shoot and kill George Hodson. The ballistics proved it and the main witness lied, and both those points were understood at the time. Henry Bolte the State Premier at the time faced an election and told people that the hanging would help get him re-elected and it did. You can look up Brandon Bernard, Alfred Bourgeois & Lisa Montgomery and all their crimes were depraved. I don't have a problem with their trials, their sentences or the outcomes. In Montgomery's case a few have pointed out she went with clamps and others tools that showed she at some level knew what she was doing. Was she mentally ill? Absolutely - no sane person does what she did. My problem is Donald Trump who lost his mandate to make these decisions. For 130 years American Presidents had delayed all federal executions after the election. Once the election is held the American people have spoken and handed the mandate onto the next President. Americans are very quick to speak about "the will of the people" and on November 4 2020 the American people spoke and Donald Trump lost his mandate. Lets not forget one other thing. As Donald Trump sent these 3 to the chamber, he pardoned the Blackwater 4 who killed 14 people and injured 17 others in the Nisour Square Massacre. That included a 9 year old boy. That crime also met the requirements (at least in part) for depraved indifference. But the Blackwater 4 had Erik Prince as their boss. Erik Prince is the brother of Betsy De Vos, Donald Trump's Education Secretary. Donald Trump executed 3 and let go 4 others all for political gain and that stinks.
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  4.  @tosspot1305  Thanks. There's a great military quote and I think its by an American General or Colonel (I cant find it at the moment) about killing. The gist of it is that taking a life is the most serious thing anyone can do and it should NOT be taken lightly. If we look at Trump these last 4 years - what has he taken seriously that wasn't in his own self interest? Emsie76 who started this is 100% right - the focus should be on Bobby-Jo and her child. But in what way does a self centered liar like Donald care about that child, when he just let 4 men go free who murdered 14 including a 9 year old. And that's before we get the other things he did last week.
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