I checked the most recent 20. None of the last statements contained protestations of innocence.
So?
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#12I hope these last words are posted with the inmate's prior permission.
Just check the website. Inmates who declined just have empty pages stating just that.
https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/no_last_stateme...
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#13I checked the most recent 20. None of the last statements contained protestations of innocence.
Why should they? Even if the person was executed unfairly, why would that be focus of the last moment?
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#14It helps if you read them with an accent.
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#15Date of Execution:
April 24, 2019
Inmate:
John William King, TDCJ #999295
Written Statement:
Capital Punishment: Them without the capital get the punishment.
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#16Wordclouds of this text corpus were an annoyingly common data visualization project years ago. https://imgur.com/gallery/t61UIgH
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#17They used to do last meal as well, but I guess they stopped?
They still receive a last meal, but I don't believe it's published anymore.
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#18Hard to reconcile some of these last words with the reality of their crimes: Juxtapose: I was so glad to leave this world a better, more positive place. It’s not an easy life with all the negativities. ... I hope I left everyone a plate of food full of happy memories, happiness and no sadness. [0] With this: > On September 11, 1999, Jones murdered his great aunt, 83-year-old Berthena Bryant, bludgeoning her to death…
Depends on what he did between the crime and death.
I'm not familiar with the specifics of this case, and I'm not excusing any crimes, but it is certainly possible to commit serious crimes, and yet be able to say what he did.
No one also knows how it felt like to be him. Again, not to excuse any crimes, but a lot of people suffer horribly in silence until they snap.
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#19They used to do last meal as well, but I guess they stopped?
At least in Texas, yes. Kind of a funny story how it ended
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Last-meal-r...
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#20Hard to reconcile some of these last words with the reality of their crimes: Juxtapose: I was so glad to leave this world a better, more positive place. It’s not an easy life with all the negativities. ... I hope I left everyone a plate of food full of happy memories, happiness and no sadness. [0] With this: > On September 11, 1999, Jones murdered his great aunt, 83-year-old Berthena Bryant, bludgeoning her to death…
The crime was when he was deeply addicted and drugged out of his mind 22 years earlier. I don't find it shocking that he's had another life since. Killing him in 2021 just seems so... pointless