I don't fell it's right to kill another person who had nothing to do with the murder of another person. He was inside committing another crime at the time and yes he deserves to be punished for his actions he committed and not the actions of the person or persons who actually was responsible for the death of the police officer.
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Andrew Hawkins
10 years ago
My father was the type of cop that would work events and after would take the food to the homeless. Would rescue animals. I remember on more than one occasion we would pull over ( not in a police car) and help people who had got into accidents. My father was a great cop who did nothing but help the people in DFW. I'm sorry but he deserves death, and that's the easy way out for him.
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Andrew Hawkins
10 years ago
You're right he deserves much worse, him and his friends who were in prison, broke out by assaulting officers, stole state property, robbed a few places, and then killed a police officer on Christmas Eve? He deserves eternal damnation.
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Andrew Hawkins
10 years ago
Only if you knew the pain and suffering that this man has caused. He doesn't deserve to to be in prison or in death row. They should have shot his ass when they captured him.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
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This man needs prayers...he needs Jesus...not death. Mistakes happen, people make bad decisions...but people can change. Jesus Christ was crucified for the forgiveness of all sins. He died on the cross for sinners like Mr. Garcia and sinners like you and me! Prayers for this man...In Jesus name
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Frederic Mommens
10 years ago
Save Joseph Garcia !
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Katarina Lucenicova
10 years ago
He doesn't deserve the ultimate punishment.
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Charlotte
10 years ago
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The death penalty is not about justice it is about revenge, it is barbaric and proves nothing..changes nothing. I believe in rehabilitation for most offenders, this one included.
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Melissa Etta-Smith
10 years ago
Wow maybe he could have gotten 15 years for murder .But he chose to go to trial .Now he is on death row where he belongs .Sorry but when a innocent cop gets killed because of your actions then maybe you deserve to be where you are.No one of these 7 men says,sorry for the child that does not have a father due to your actions. I think he is in the best place for him where he can not hurt innocent victims
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Alex garcia
10 years ago
A prison break should not call for a death penalty. Now for the death of a officer he should have a life sentence but again not death. Police kill unarmed civilians every day and yet they don't get prison time period.
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Ross Coyle
10 years ago
Joseph wasn't at the exact place when the shooting of the officer happened. Joseph was still inside the sporting goods store. Therefor he need not be guiltie of murdering the Police officer. This Texas law, if your there at the time your also privy to the crime is heinous. How is anybody expected to be rehabilitated with this system in place?
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Aubrey's Ghost
11 years ago
F U C K this vile piece of S H I T. Four of these C O C K suckers are dead.... three more to go...
Bye scum bag.
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catia
11 years ago
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Jenna Haywood
11 years ago
He seems very smart, very remorseful and this conviction is due to the irrational 'Law of Parties.' No one is asking he be released; just commuted to life.
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Marco
11 years ago
This is a great injustice.
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Yaa
11 years ago
I don't believe people should be killed like this. It's state sanctioned murder. Its cold, calculating, methodical and cruel. This is not what the Lord intended for us.
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Riannon Clarke
11 years ago
I learned of Joseph's story from Werner Herzog's series On Death Row and find the entire situation of the Texas Seven tragic. Joseph in particular deserves not only a pardon of his death sentence, but freedom. He's served long enough for what appears to me to be (likely) a highly provoked act of violence.
According to the mastermind behind the escape, all of the members of the texas Seven were chosen for their level-headedness, unwillingness to commit further violence and because they answered the question "What would you do if you got out today?" with "Start over...I just want to start over." They managed a very clever escape very clearly going out of their way to leave all guards and officers unharmed. As for the robbery that got them all caught again, the same approach of not harming employees was used. Only in a blind panic did they make a horrible decision and take a life- another tragedy. But it's clear that Joseph doesn't even need motivational/philosophical reasons laid out to be excused of that crime--he played no physical part in it.
It's even more painful to hear tales of this absolutely absurd justice system in the U.S. (and in Texas especially) as an American living abroad. I had no idea until recently how extreme our sentencing is compared with the rest of the industrialized world. (If you don't know, do a little research.)
In my world, Joseph would be out tomorrow and would hopefully be able to have a family of his own and blow out the candles on his 99th birthday cake. Much love to Melissa and Joseph.
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Riannon Clarke
11 years ago
I learned of Joseph's story from Werner Herzog's series On Death Row and find the entire situation of the Texas Seven tragic. Joseph in particular deserves not only a pardon of his death sentence, but freedom. He's served long enough for what appears to me to be (likely) a highly provoked act of violence.
According to the mastermind behind the escape, all of the members of the texas Seven were chosen for their level-headedness, unwillingness to commit further violence and because they answered the question "What would you do if you got out today?" with "Start over...I just want to start over." They managed a very clever escape very clearly going out of their way to leave all guards and officers unharmed. As for the robbery that got them all caught again, the same approach of not harming employees was used. Only in a blind panic did they make a horrible decision and take a life- another tragedy. But it's clear that Joseph doesn't even need motivational/philosophical reasons laid out to be excused of that crime--he played no physical part in it.
It's even more painful to hear tales of this absolutely absurd justice system in the U.S. (and in Texas especially) as an American living abroad. I had no idea until recently how extreme our sentencing is compared with the rest of the industrialized world. (If you don't know, do a little research.)
In my world, Joseph would be out tomorrow and would hopefully be able to have a family of his own and blow out the candles on his 99th birthday cake. Much love to Melissa and Joseph.
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Michael beeghly
11 years ago
No man should pay for someone else's doing it makes TX no better
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Michael beeghly
11 years ago
No man should pay for someone else's doing it makes TX no better
I don't fell it's right to kill another person who had nothing to do with the murder of another person. He was inside committing another crime at the time and yes he deserves to be punished for his actions he committed and not the actions of the person or persons who actually was responsible for the death of the police officer.
My father was the type of cop that would work events and after would take the food to the homeless. Would rescue animals. I remember on more than one occasion we would pull over ( not in a police car) and help people who had got into accidents. My father was a great cop who did nothing but help the people in DFW. I'm sorry but he deserves death, and that's the easy way out for him.
You're right he deserves much worse, him and his friends who were in prison, broke out by assaulting officers, stole state property, robbed a few places, and then killed a police officer on Christmas Eve? He deserves eternal damnation.
Only if you knew the pain and suffering that this man has caused. He doesn't deserve to to be in prison or in death row. They should have shot his ass when they captured him.
This man needs prayers...he needs Jesus...not death. Mistakes happen, people make bad decisions...but people can change. Jesus Christ was crucified for the forgiveness of all sins. He died on the cross for sinners like Mr. Garcia and sinners like you and me! Prayers for this man...In Jesus name
Save Joseph Garcia !
He doesn't deserve the ultimate punishment.
The death penalty is not about justice it is about revenge, it is barbaric and proves nothing..changes nothing. I believe in rehabilitation for most offenders, this one included.
Wow maybe he could have gotten 15 years for murder .But he chose to go to trial .Now he is on death row where he belongs .Sorry but when a innocent cop gets killed because of your actions then maybe you deserve to be where you are.No one of these 7 men says,sorry for the child that does not have a father due to your actions. I think he is in the best place for him where he can not hurt innocent victims
A prison break should not call for a death penalty. Now for the death of a officer he should have a life sentence but again not death. Police kill unarmed civilians every day and yet they don't get prison time period.
Joseph wasn't at the exact place when the shooting of the officer happened. Joseph was still inside the sporting goods store. Therefor he need not be guiltie of murdering the Police officer. This Texas law, if your there at the time your also privy to the crime is heinous. How is anybody expected to be rehabilitated with this system in place?
F U C K this vile piece of S H I T. Four of these C O C K suckers are dead.... three more to go... Bye scum bag.
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He seems very smart, very remorseful and this conviction is due to the irrational 'Law of Parties.' No one is asking he be released; just commuted to life.
This is a great injustice.
I don't believe people should be killed like this. It's state sanctioned murder. Its cold, calculating, methodical and cruel. This is not what the Lord intended for us.
I learned of Joseph's story from Werner Herzog's series On Death Row and find the entire situation of the Texas Seven tragic. Joseph in particular deserves not only a pardon of his death sentence, but freedom. He's served long enough for what appears to me to be (likely) a highly provoked act of violence. According to the mastermind behind the escape, all of the members of the texas Seven were chosen for their level-headedness, unwillingness to commit further violence and because they answered the question "What would you do if you got out today?" with "Start over...I just want to start over." They managed a very clever escape very clearly going out of their way to leave all guards and officers unharmed. As for the robbery that got them all caught again, the same approach of not harming employees was used. Only in a blind panic did they make a horrible decision and take a life- another tragedy. But it's clear that Joseph doesn't even need motivational/philosophical reasons laid out to be excused of that crime--he played no physical part in it. It's even more painful to hear tales of this absolutely absurd justice system in the U.S. (and in Texas especially) as an American living abroad. I had no idea until recently how extreme our sentencing is compared with the rest of the industrialized world. (If you don't know, do a little research.) In my world, Joseph would be out tomorrow and would hopefully be able to have a family of his own and blow out the candles on his 99th birthday cake. Much love to Melissa and Joseph.
I learned of Joseph's story from Werner Herzog's series On Death Row and find the entire situation of the Texas Seven tragic. Joseph in particular deserves not only a pardon of his death sentence, but freedom. He's served long enough for what appears to me to be (likely) a highly provoked act of violence. According to the mastermind behind the escape, all of the members of the texas Seven were chosen for their level-headedness, unwillingness to commit further violence and because they answered the question "What would you do if you got out today?" with "Start over...I just want to start over." They managed a very clever escape very clearly going out of their way to leave all guards and officers unharmed. As for the robbery that got them all caught again, the same approach of not harming employees was used. Only in a blind panic did they make a horrible decision and take a life- another tragedy. But it's clear that Joseph doesn't even need motivational/philosophical reasons laid out to be excused of that crime--he played no physical part in it. It's even more painful to hear tales of this absolutely absurd justice system in the U.S. (and in Texas especially) as an American living abroad. I had no idea until recently how extreme our sentencing is compared with the rest of the industrialized world. (If you don't know, do a little research.) In my world, Joseph would be out tomorrow and would hopefully be able to have a family of his own and blow out the candles on his 99th birthday cake. Much love to Melissa and Joseph.
No man should pay for someone else's doing it makes TX no better
No man should pay for someone else's doing it makes TX no better