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Tennessee's Death Row

An overview of Tennessee's Death Row containing the history, stats, and describes the people currently on death row in Tennessee.

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Reasons the Death Penalty should be abolished

First and foremost the death penalty is a barbaric act of murder. We teach our children very early on that two wrongs do not make a right. The crime of murder carries our harshest of sentences such is...

13 comments    politics united states crime
Bhopal Gas Tragedy69

Another Day of Tragedies

December 3 in history has proved to be a largely disastrous day. On 3rd December 1984, at almost the stroke of midnight, over 2000 people died in the Indian city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The death was...

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 Cameron Todd Willingham74

Texas EXECUTED an innocent man

Before his trial in 1992, Cameron Todd Willingham refused to plead guilty to the murder of his children in return for a life sentence. For the next twelve years, he maintained his innocence even though he...

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Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls

It's great to be alive, to breathe fresh air, to hear the robins sing and see the rising sun, to be free, to be part of mankind. Life, despite trials and tribulations, is joyous; it is ethereal, evaporating, sooner or later, into, for the faithful, the heavens.

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Capital Punishment in America - Issues Surrounding The Use Of The Death Penalty

The Sixth Commandment States, "Thou shall not kill." However, in our society this value is not always followed. There are times when killing is validated. War is a classic example of this. However, in our...

19 comments    politics america death
Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick, Canada73

It's Time for All-out War on Criminals

When we hold something sacred, we are not likely to abuse it. Whatever our age, financial status, religious beliefs, education or even ethical and moral standards, few of us are apt to bite the hand that feeds us, or to dishonor what we hold in high esteem.

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Capital Punishment

I have been watching a lot of WeTV right now and there's a new show coming on about women on death row. While I hate the thought of killing someone and I'd rather have a peaceful world I cannot help but agree...

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Ikemefuma: A scapegoat

One of the major themes in Things Fall Apart revolves around the episode of Ikemefuna, a boy who comes to live with Okonkwo's family, as he is sacrificed to the Igbo people and their gods for the killing of a...

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Genpop.org

Genpop.org is a blog devoted to bringing prison issues to light. Some of the more common issues you will see on here are about wrongful convicitons and the death penalty. If you have any links or ideas,...

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