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Letter to Governor Riley - DNA testing

Exonerated by DNAAs an Alabamian, I often found myself (in past), having to defendmyself against other U.S. Citizens. But now that the world hasbeen given a glimpse of Alabama Politics, I feel the stigmaagainst the world and it's not a pretty sight. Governor, I'm notsure about you, but I want the world to know our great state forsomething other than - 'back woods, bubba type attitudes.' You recently told David Person, "Too often, especially when ittakes 20, 25 years for one of these sentences to be carried out,to ask for the DNA only in the last hour, when it could have some ramifications, I don't think that's fair to the system (or)the family." Barring what's not fair to an unfair system, as thatoffends my sensibilities and intelligence, I feel I must speak upat this point! Governor Riley, what is not fair to all of the families involved, isnot using scientific technology readily available that would removeany doubts - If it truly is about justice! While I personally do notbelieve there is any justice in the lust for spilling additional blood(two wrongs do not make a right), the law currently allows thispractice to continue; so, at the very least, we must ensure everymeasure be taken to assure we are executing the actual perpetrators...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on July 14, 2008 (boomark / email).