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More on Willingham in the Blogosphere

By Steve Hall

"Blinded by Tunnel Vision: What the Execution of Cameron Todd Willingham Can Teach Us About Wrongful Convictions," is by John Maki at Huffington PostIn the recent New Yorker, there is a chilling story about Cameron Todd Willingham, a Texas man who was executed in 2004 for setting a fire that killed his children, even though scientific analysis established there was no evidence of arson. When most of us read Willingham's story, we want to find a villain or conspiracy to blame. But Willingham's story points to a broader, uncomfortable truth about our criminal justice system. While the path to Willingham's wrongful execution was paved by profound incompetence and reckless disregard for human life, Texas' authorities clearly believed they had convicted and executed a guilty man...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 10, 2009 (boomark / email).