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I was watching at 9am even though I promised myself I wouldn't, and as the clock turned to 9 and they started ringing the bell, I actually shouted, "NO!" at the TV. Which you know kinda of spoiled the mintue's silence so it was probably good I wasn't at Martin's Place at the rememberance service, because I'd probably have done the same thing.
The only good in that article was that at least his poor mother got to touch his face and hair before he died, I've read that this lack of contact order is tradition for pyschological reasons, I mean, what the Hell? I really can't think of a good reason for that, I don't understand it at all, how many people who have had relatives die unexpectedly say "If only I had got a chance to hug them goodbye." and so on?
When my Grandma died two years ago my big bro and I were able to hug and kiss her goodbye, she died that night though before my little bro could visit, he had to see her after she died, and never got to hug her or say goodbye. :O( I've always felt bad he didn't get to do that, but Chris says he's OK with it. But Grandma was old and sick, God forbid, someone young or healthy close to me dies without me saying goodbye!
So yeah...I had to cry over that, thinking about it, I cried last night too and wondered again about the people who were behind this execution, how do they sleep at night? I kinda found myself wishing that they'd see the faces of all the people they executed every night before they go to sleep and live for a long, long time and see those faces all the time. Which...isn't very Christian of me.
In further good news so to speak all this has forced the Singapore media out and discuss the issue. Did you know that in Singapore the Government owns and regulates the press in an affront to the Fourth Estate? And even worse if four people get together for the same reason to protest it's deemed illegal? So in order to protest they had to go up in groups of two leave candles in front of the prison then hurry away so they wouldn't get arrested? Wow, what beacon of democracy and fairness the Singapore Government is. }:O(
Also, did you know that the Singaporean Government invests heavily in Burma one of the greatest drug producing countries in the world? They're reasoning? By greeting strong economic ties they hope to 'change the Burmese Government's mind.'
Well, gee, WE have strong economic ties with Singapore and we begged them to reverse their decision...how'd that work for us? Burma's not gonna listen to Singapore either, and neither am I. I have joined Amnesty's Anti-Death Peanlty League and the letter writing begins now!
My first email to the Governor of North Carolina who is due to make this man the 1,000th executed man in the US. And then I'm sending one to Governor Terminator in California, who also refuses to grant clemency to this guy despite his sincere attempts to prevent others from committing his crime. Far better that these people stand us an examples as not what to do in their own words than the community sink to the level of legalised murder.
It's a very sad day indeed.
I was watching at 9am even though I promised myself I wouldn't, and as the clock turned to 9 and they started ringing the bell, I actually shouted, "NO!" at the TV. Which you know kinda of spoiled the mintue's silence so it was probably good I wasn't at Martin's Place at the rememberance service, because I'd probably have done the same thing.
The only good in that article was that at least his poor mother got to touch his face and hair before he died, I've read that this lack of contact order is tradition for pyschological reasons, I mean, what the Hell? I really can't think of a good reason for that, I don't understand it at all, how many people who have had relatives die unexpectedly say "If only I had got a chance to hug them goodbye." and so on?
When my Grandma died two years ago my big bro and I were able to hug and kiss her goodbye, she died that night though before my little bro could visit, he had to see her after she died, and never got to hug her or say goodbye. :O( I've always felt bad he didn't get to do that, but Chris says he's OK with it. But Grandma was old and sick, God forbid, someone young or healthy close to me dies without me saying goodbye!
So yeah...I had to cry over that, thinking about it, I cried last night too and wondered again about the people who were behind this execution, how do they sleep at night? I kinda found myself wishing that they'd see the faces of all the people they executed every night before they go to sleep and live for a long, long time and see those faces all the time. Which...isn't very Christian of me.
In further good news so to speak all this has forced the Singapore media out and discuss the issue. Did you know that in Singapore the Government owns and regulates the press in an affront to the Fourth Estate? And even worse if four people get together for the same reason to protest it's deemed illegal? So in order to protest they had to go up in groups of two leave candles in front of the prison then hurry away so they wouldn't get arrested? Wow, what beacon of democracy and fairness the Singapore Government is. }:O(
Also, did you know that the Singaporean Government invests heavily in Burma one of the greatest drug producing countries in the world? They're reasoning? By greeting strong economic ties they hope to 'change the Burmese Government's mind.'
Well, gee, WE have strong economic ties with Singapore and we begged them to reverse their decision...how'd that work for us? Burma's not gonna listen to Singapore either, and neither am I. I have joined Amnesty's Anti-Death Peanlty League and the letter writing begins now!
My first email to the Governor of North Carolina who is due to make this man the 1,000th executed man in the US. And then I'm sending one to Governor Terminator in California, who also refuses to grant clemency to this guy despite his sincere attempts to prevent others from committing his crime. Far better that these people stand us an examples as not what to do in their own words than the community sink to the level of legalised murder.
It's a very sad day indeed.
