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(06-07-2015, 01:16 AM)Benton Wrote: Perry was presented with a report that said the judicial system had failed and sentenced an innocent man to death. He ignored it. That's a negligent homicide. In Texas that's a 180-day to 2-year sentence. Given that he's an elected official, he's not going to be charged with anything, but the fear of that, or political ambition, led him to maneuver the end of the investigation that would have posthumously exonerated Willingham (and shown that Perry could have corrected the case). 

His failure to fulfill the duties of his office led to someone's death. And when that was coming to light, he abused his authority to either defer a criminal charge or to further his political career. Failure, death, abuse.

And as far as "all the evidence" that was the point of the report. The evidence was a persuaded testimony from a fellow inmate and the report that was proven incorrect at the time Perry entered the situation. He had "all the evidence" and ignored it.


http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/07/trial-by-fire

The whole article is a good read, but the nutshell as far as this is if Perry had been doing is job... if he had been able to govern a single state... then there would have at least been a realistic investigation. He didn't, a guy died and he's used his political abilities to make sure he's not the first governor to have to say, "Well, darn, I guess maybe we did kill the wrong guy."

You have just retold a story that has been told numerous times. There is a chance an innocent man may have been executed; however, Rick Perry didn't do it. Regardless, how mad you are about it; anyone with rational thought has dismissed this. Hell, even Pat thinks is ridiculous to think so.

You have shown absolutely nothing to suggest Perry abused his power to execute Willingham. He simply upheld a court decision.

Do you hold Hilary responsible for the deaths of Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty?