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Tx4obama

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2. Please edit your subject to reflect the published headline.

Reply to Smilo (Original post)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 11:52 PM

Aug 2012

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Marvin Wilson Execution: Texas Puts Man With 61 IQ To Death [View all] Smilo Aug 2012 OP

Texas has always liked to kill people. aquart Aug 2012 #1

Please edit your subject to reflect the published headline. Tx4obama Aug 2012 #2

Emphatic K&R. Scalia refused the stay. No surprise, since he comes coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #3

Scalia wouldn't care even if this man was innocent Skittles Aug 2012 #5

The entire Supreme Court refused the stay hack89 Aug 2012 #11

sad. nt limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #4

Texas has always killed those who are low in IQ hollysmom Aug 2012 #6

That sounds like Ricky Ray Rector (Arkansas, died 1992). Thanks a lot, coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #18

Dems are typically afraid they'd shit their pants if labeled soft on crime, soft on drugs, indepat Aug 2012 #29

memory bad, google good. hollysmom Aug 2012 #34

So how did Dubya survive? How many did he kill? fleur-de-lisa Aug 2012 #26

I could be wrong, but I think he holds the record. hollysmom Aug 2012 #33

Texas executes 'mentally impaired' convict Judi Lynn Aug 2012 #7

If you're smarter than the governor Spirochete Aug 2012 #8

Terrific comment, unfortunate truth! Judi Lynn Aug 2012 #15

what was his motivation to get above 70 on the IQ test they gave him? n/t Moltisanti Aug 2012 #9

Are you insinuating that Wilson gamed the IQ test? If so, I think you coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #16

Well, a more competent process of determining who is mentally disabled msanthrope Aug 2012 #21

This post was alerted on. The jury voted 5/1 to let it stand. ohiosmith Aug 2012 #22

In the interest of full transparency, I alerted on the post and I humbly coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #23

Thank you for your comments. I was juror #5. ohiosmith Aug 2012 #25

I'm sorry I flew off the handle on the post. It just struck coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #27

No need to apologize! ohiosmith Aug 2012 #28

Remember Perry defending the death penalty and the audience cheering him? lunatica Aug 2012 #10

Remember when LBN REQUIRED Accurate Headlines? CBGLuthier Aug 2012 #12

Locking... Now unlocked cyberswede Aug 2012 #13

Yeah, looks like the OP is getting right on that any hour now. CBGLuthier Aug 2012 #14

This is what happens shagnasty Aug 2012 #17

What the hell does that mean???? nt msanthrope Aug 2012 #19

+1. I thought maybe I was hallucinating on really bad acid when I read it. - n/t coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #20

I've no idea either. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #24

Maybe they meant "propagate?" cyberswede Aug 2012 #30

Or "proliferate" even? Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #31

Big shocker in Texas death penalty case: He was black. lindysalsagal Aug 2012 #32

In Texas, that IQ makes him a genius. AtomicKitten Aug 2012 #35