david wayne spence, in texas, in 1998
thomas thompson, in california, in 1997
somewhat ironically, for the endless compaints about
the disproportionate execution of minorities, both
were white men.
The basic reason they were executed was that the
criminal justice system in both counties was not
willing to admit they made a mistake, that in this
particular case, they had done wrong, they were the
bad guys.
the evidence for spence's innocence is stronger than
thompson, but the case against thompson was also very
weak and I have a strong gut feeling, based on an
assesment of thompson's character, that he was
innocent.
I have some respect for you and sincerely hope you
take me up on this and look into these cases. Though
from what I have observed ofhe intellectual decay of
contemporary conservatism, I strongly expect this
email to disappear into the ether.
posted by Anonymous at 9:21 PM
