French ambassador asks Texas to halt execution - WTH ?

[TAB]

Because you're sane? Look, the Court's reasons are urelated to the diplomatic one's, probably an I left undotted somewhere. The diplomatic ones? The guy isn't a French national. Sarkosy is playing to the home team and has done his bit. Unless we owe the French a favor, or want them to owe us one, these are two seperate issues.
FQ13

the french owe us so many favors for saving thier butts in WW1 and WW2 they will never repay all of them.

[fightingquaker13]

the french owe us so many favors for saving thier butts in WW1 and WW2 they will never repay all of them.

FQ13...... Gives Gallic shrug and asks "But what have you done for us last week"?
FQ13 And so it goes

[Solus]

Knowing only what I have seen here (and knowing that is not the whole story...one way or another) if I had been the judge, I would have granted the stay, not related to anything the French Ambassador had to say.

While I favor the death penalty, I feel that because it can never be undone, there needs to be much care in guaranteeing as fair and through examination of the evidence as possible.

In recent years, I have read reports of several death row inmates who have been proven innocent by use of modern DNA testing.  I have also see two cases where a man convicted of rape and having served many years in prison has been exonerated by DNA evidence.

Again, with what I know of this case, the guy looks very guilty,  however, I don't think it is outside of our society's responsibility in using the death penalty to perform this DNA test.

If it is possible to use DNA testing on the available evidence, it should be done.

This DNA test is not required to prove the guilt of this man.  If it is inconclusive, he burns.

But if it is able to prove, without doubt, that he could not have committed the  murders, he walks.

We have enough time to perform these tests.

[tombogan03884]

This really is a non story.
The "wife" married a condemned murderer to advance her opposition to the death penalty. by whatever means she gained the attention of some one who had the pull to tell the Ambassador to make the request, but except for the not so happy couple no one really gives a crap, they are just going through the motions of Diplomacy.

[Conagher 45]

Do'nt the French know that you just do'nt mess with Texas.

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[garand4life]

The French think they still own Texas.... Don't they know we kicked their ass once we can do it again?