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earcandle

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26. This is so sad. I am afraid to post it on FB because it will hurt people to know it.

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Sun Aug 11, 2013, 04:12 AM

Aug 2013

At the same time, this needs to be heard.

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Jonathan Wall (14-year-old Black boy electric chair, deathbed confession shows he was innocent) [View all] Omaha Steve Aug 2013 OP

Hearbreaking beyond belief MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #1

Oh good jesus fuck! NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #2

West Memphis 3... SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #15

I read about Damien Echols. Celebrities did have to get involved. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #27

He's got a book out.. SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #41

... SammyWinstonJack Aug 2013 #3

the look on his face JI7 Aug 2013 #4

Heart breaking malaise Aug 2013 #6

This is why I'll never support the death penalty. RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #5

George Stinney PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #7

Ricky Ray Rector NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #16

Got to rank up there among one of the most despicable acts ever committed by the State indepat Aug 2013 #8

I remember watching a documentary about London and they paused before a prison that roguevalley Aug 2013 #9

Backwoods bumblefucks murder someone in the name of revenge. flvegan Aug 2013 #10

. Starry Messenger Aug 2013 #11

How absolutely horrible! How on earth did his family ever survive this? And what kind of sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #12

Thank you for seeing every child as valued duhneece Aug 2013 #13

Can you post the text of the rest of the story for those without a FB account? MillennialDem Aug 2013 #14

Here's a link to the story with a video news report which includes comments from his brother: sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #17

Thanks. Supposedly there was a deathbed confession of someone involved in the case MillennialDem Aug 2013 #32

There are some links in the article, I believe, that do mention the deathbed confession. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #35

That poor baby. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #18

I read the article............... mrmpa Aug 2013 #19

Truly sickening. Greybnk48 Aug 2013 #20

There is no link in your OP except to a Facebook page. Could you post it, please? Number23 Aug 2013 #21

The facebook page is where the story is Egnever Aug 2013 #23

Thanks, Egnever. I don't have a Facebook login so maybe that's the problem Number23 Aug 2013 #24

Np Egnever Aug 2013 #25

That is the link to the OP Omaha Steve Aug 2013 #28

... HiPointDem Aug 2013 #22

This is so sad. I am afraid to post it on FB because it will hurt people to know it. earcandle Aug 2013 #26

I'm ashamed the USA won't even face injustices like this. Here's a link to the entire case history. Sunlei Aug 2013 #29

The number one---by a million miles---why I am against the death penalty. trumad Aug 2013 #30

A European friend said they knew the DP was wrong because it is carried out on the poor/unpopular. freshwest Aug 2013 #40

florida just electrocuted a mentally ill man... madrchsod Aug 2013 #31

This fucking country. ellie Aug 2013 #33

There are those that actually promote cruelty and intolerance. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #37

A good story to quote at those who claims nothing has changed in the past 70 years, Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #34

George Bush lied to start a racist war on Muslims, killing and torturing millions of Muslims sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #36

Thank you, sabrina 1. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #38

Would Bush have refused to congratulate Jesse Owens because of his race? Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #39