Sept. 17
USA:
Abolish the death penalty
You're kidding me. We don't execute people on the Sabbath. Well that's about
the most bizarre thing I've ever heard. - Leo McGarry, The West Wing
(1999-2006).
1 year ago this Friday, a man named Troy Davis was executed in Georgia. I was
on
Sept. 17
INDIA:
HC upholds death penalty for rape-cum-murder of Pune BPO staffer
Observing that the rape and murder of an innocent 22-year-old BPO employee in
Pune has had a deep impact on the society and women travelling alone, the
Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the death penalty
Sept. 17
DELAWAREnew death sentence
Cooke gets death penalty
The man who 2 juries convicted of raping and murdering a University of Delaware
sophomore in May 2005 has been sentenced to death.
Superior Court Judge Charles H. Toliver IV announced this afternoon that
41-year-old
Sept. 17
INDONESIA:
Briton in Bali drug ring to escape death penalty
The 1st of the 4 Britons accused of a plot to smuggle cocaine worth 1.6 million
pounds into Bali will escape the death penalty, prosecutors indicated.
Paul Beales was the 1st of the 4 accused to appear in court on