Schwarzenegger denies clemency to aged murderer

[Eugene]

Schwarzenegger denies clemency to aged murderer
Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:27 PM ET

By Jim Christie

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Friday he would not spare
the life of the state's oldest condemned man Clarence Ray Allen, who is scheduled for execution
on Tuesday, a day after he turns 76.

Allen, who is legally blind, uses a wheelchair and suffers from chronic heart disease and diabetes,
would be the second-oldest man executed in the United States in recent decades.

A 77-year-old man in Mississippi last month became the oldest person executed in the United States
since it resumed capital punishment in 1977.

"His conduct did not result from youth or inexperience, but instead resulted from the hardened and
calculating decisions of a mature man," Schwarzenegger said in statement explaining why he denied
clemency to Allen.

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[IndianaGreen]

1. The Austrian wonder doesn't understand the meaning of clemency

Like all Republicans, he loves the death penalty and hates gays.

[WindRavenX]

2. America has become a sadistic country ruled by wolves

For shame :cry:

[lebkuchen]

5. Europe is seeing the US as more and more barbaric

The death penalty has got to be affecting the US tourist trade.

Arnie is hoping to salvage his scrap-heap of a governorship by feeding old folks to the lions. Macabre, by European standards.

[mom cat]

6. Does he think that such brutality will make him look more

Persidential to Republicans?

[thecai]

3. Execution Pays More Than Clemency

More tax-dollars.
Justice has nothing to do with our completely flawed judicial system.

ABOLISH the Death-Penalty!

[MADem]

4. Hardened and calculated decisions of a mature man, eh?

Like groping waitresses and tv presenters? Driving a motorcycle without proper license and endangering your child?

He apologizes and asks for forgiveness when he screws up, yet he has no forgiveness in him.

The old bastard is no choir boy, but being blind, wheelchair bound, diabetic and in prison seems like a pretty good opportunity for him to reflect on his misdeeds. It's not like he can read a book easily or appreciate the images on tv....or even enjoy the odd sugary treats.


But I guess it's just Ahnuld's modus operandi--I don't see him changing his stripes, he seems to enjoy being The Terminator....

[zann725]

7. Shame on Ahnaaald. But as the Karmic wheel spins, life gave him that

unfortunate prat-fall from his "side-car" in life. And Re-election next time around...IF Diebold does NOT decide otherwise. Californians really do NOT like the Governator...whose low ratings parallel Shrubco's.

[VegasWolf]

8. Arnie can't afford to lose he base by letting the old man live.

:sarcasm: