Governor Perry's office says Kenneth Foster NOT to be

[nofurylike]

executed!!

commuted to life without parole.

looking for source to link.

[cali]

1. I am tremendously relieved to hear that!

This impending execution really distressed me.

[havocmom]

2. Score one for the people

:thumbsup:

[ceile]

3. Here's a link:

http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=191107
He did not spare his life:


"The vote from the seven-member board was 6-1. Perry doesn't have to accept the highly unusual recommendation from the board, whose members he appoints.

There was no immediate response from the governor's office."

[nofurylike]

5. called his office. they SAID commuted to life without....eom

[ceile]

20. Thank goodness! n/t

[NaturalHigh]

4. Link

Here...

His sentence was commuted to life in prison, not life without parole. He'll likely be eligible for parole in a few years. I'm relieved that he won't be executed, but I don't think he should ever be freed from prison.

[nofurylike]

6. thank you! i may have been half fainted when i heard, so

i surely misheard.


peace and solidarity!

[TornadoTN]

8. No wonder that state gets a bad rap - look at the comments

From that article, there are some real gems:

Jose1 wrote:
LionelMandrake wrote:
"You ought to be ashamed of yourselves, but you're not. You're proud of your dirty little record holding, execution state."

Well, if people would quit moving here and killing Texans then it would be different. More than half these idiots move here from somewhere else. I was glad to read that you "have been" here before, so I presume you're gone. I'm glad to know that. Stay out. If you come back to visit, don't murder anyone and you'll be fine.

[emlev]

7. Great, great, great news! Thank you! nt

[SeattleGirl]

9. Great news!

I hate the death penalty, and I'm glad his sentence was commuted.

[Blaze Diem]

10. You mean Bush hasn't placed a call to demand death be

carried out?
This man tasted blood & power with the first death warrant he signed..
He's been lusting for that first 'fix' ever since.

Like an addict chasing his first high.

Good news for Foster. its fair and right.

[NoPasaran]

11. Breaking: Kenneth Foster sentence commuted

AUSTIN -- Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday commuted death row inmate Kenneth Foster’s sentence to life, following a 6-1 recommendation by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.

“After carefully considering the facts of this case, along with the recommendations from the Board of Pardons and Paroles, I believe the right and just decision is to commute Foster’s sentence from the death penalty to life imprisonment,” Gov. Perry said. “I am concerned about Texas law that allows capital murder defendants to be tried simultaneously, and it is an issue I think the legislature should examine.”

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/083107dntexexecution.8544bf20.html

[ThomCat]

12. That's a partial victory.

:toast:
Congratulations, everyone, for putting on the pressure.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

13. I'm shocked.

I didn't know Rick Perry had it in him.

[Beaverhausen]

14. Well good for him

It was the right thing to do, of course.

[Forkboy]

15. We're officially one step closer to the Apocalypse.

[rocktivity]

16. CUE THE VONAGE THEME!

:woohoo:

This happened because of US--because WE SPOKE UP and shined a spotlight on the case!!! As I said yesterday, I don't have a problem with Foster's conviction, but only the acutal shooter should have been even considered for the death penality.

:headbang:
rocknation

[JitterbugPerfume]

17. and exactly what did Foster do

to deserve life in prison?

Don't get me wrong this is a great victory, but does he belong in prison ?

[buddhamama]

18. i don't think so,

while i am happy and relieved he'll not put to death,
life without prarole still seems extreme to me.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

19. I don't think they can do that

The life w/o parole law is relatively new in Texas (2005) and is not retroactive. From my understanding he should be given a life sentence with a parole option per the law when he was convicted.

[nofurylike]

22. not "without." i apologize for that error! i did not get back to fix it

on this thread. others had corrected me on other threads, so i'd wrongly hoped someone would here, too. i'm sorry i took so long to get back to it.

please pass the word. thank you!


peace

[VP505]

21. ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING

I TELL YOU, SHOCKING, that Government is actually showing some common sense!