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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: jbe who wrote (84811)8/4/2000 9:52:43 AM
From: CharleyMike  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
The point remains: Texas WILL convict on the basis of a single witness. And in a state where capital punishment is so popular, the governor is unlikely to nudge his/her appointees on the Board of Paroles to recommend a stay of execution.

Does this mean that where you live, if a reputable citizen witnesses a felon commit a crime, and there is no other evidence, your state lets them go free?

Please let us know which state this is so we may avoid it.

And as for nudging appointees, if you are going to do their job for them, based on your reaction to the media and a very vocal minority of the citizenry, why would you appoint them in the first place?

Most members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles in Texas would strongly object to undue influence from the Governor and that is as it should be. Their responsibility is to the citizens of Texas directly, not to the Governor.

And the citizens of Texas, for the most part, approve of the Board's policies. Or, they(the citizens) would have their legislators change the rules.
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