Emmett's Execution Stopped
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Updated: 12:02 PM Oct 18, 2007
Emmett's Execution Stopped
RICHMOND, Va. (AP)
The U.S. Supreme Court has halted Virginia's planned execution of a man who bludgeoned a co-worker to death in 2001, just hours before he was set to be put to death.
Posted: 7:30 PM Oct 17, 2007
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Posted by: Heather Location: Walton on Oct 18, 2007 at 11:16 AM

Who cares if it is constitutional. What right did they have to take another person's life? I figure if the crime is bad enough to be on death row, that person should be stripped of all rights. Why should we care about the rights of people who don't care about the rights of the general population?
Posted by: Sandy Location: Harrisonburg on Oct 18, 2007 at 07:35 AM

The execution is cruel?? How about the poor VICTIM who suffered needlessly by being beaten up with a brass lamp?? Who is feeling sorry for who?? The government needs to bring back corporal punishment!
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