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Austin Police Association Charters Bus to David Powell Execution, But Not All Austin Police Agree He Should Be Executed After 32 Years

By "Persian Cowboy"

The Austin Police Association is chartering a bus to take its members and friends to the execution of David Powell on June 15, 2010.  The Police Association is out of step with the community that its members serve.  As police officers, the members of the Association serve with dignity and honor and provide a critical and much appreciated service to the community.  As people who celebrate the death of another person, out of some sense of getting even, they bring dishonor to themselves and Austin.  Though they will not string David Powell up in a tree, the revelry they plan conjures up those haunting images.Excerpt from ten page Amnesty International Document: The Austin Police Association (APA) continues to support David Powell?s execution...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on June 04, 2010 (boomark / email).