On October 25, 2012 The
New York Times reported about and execution that is under review in Texas
and people involved thinks that the man that was executed was not guilty. Cameron
Todd Willingham was convicted of murdering his three young
daughters by setting his own house on fire and eight years later a drive to
prove his innocence failed to stop his execution. Mr. Willingham case is
gaining so much interest because it seems as if a man was executed based on
flawed science which the Texas fire marshal recently agreed to re-examine
everything. The case was said to be based on testimony by the Texas state fire
marshal who stated that the scene offered clear signs of arson. Research that
has just come up has raised important questions about his conclusions. All of
the research is planned to be presented to a panel of fire experts by January and
all of this could overturn a number of wrongful convictions. Stephen Saloom
said that Mr. Willingham’s last words were, ''Todd's last words were: 'Please
clear my name. I did not kill my children.''. Stephen Saloom is the director of
the Innocence Project which is the leader of the work on the Mr. Willingham case.
I thought this was a god current event because
it goes with what we are talking about in class. Capital punishment is very has
subject to talk about because of facts that have come up in this case. Cases
that evidence comes too late and proves a man could be innocent or even having
a trial that is based on a man’s testimony that is not certain. Capital punishment
being the extreme deterrent could fail to let people know that the guilty are
executed because facts come up and it is extremely hard to get a stay of
execution. Capital punishment has its pros and cons but it is up to the justice
system to make sure that when the death penalty is given it is given to the
right person.
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