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2022-10-16T10:37:05-06:00

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A Primer on Moral Ethics

Last updated on: October 16, 2022 at 10:37 am By Jeff Hood

A Primer on Moral Ethics For a number of years, I spent every weekend in the streets of Dallas. During the time, I was one of the local leaders of the movement for black lives. I’d venture to say that during that time I organized tens of thousands of people to hit the streets. To say that I was critical of local churches and their lack of participation in these moments would be an understatement. Constantly, I would... Read more

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2022-10-14T01:07:29-06:00

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Nikolas Cruz, The Parkland Families & The Difference Between Vengeance & Justice

Last updated on: October 14, 2022 at 1:07 am By Jeff Hood

On February 14, 2018, Nikolas Cruz shot and killed 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Earlier today, a jury in Florida sentenced Cruz to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Here are some quotes from the reactions expressed by victim’s families about Cruz not getting the death penalty… “The system continues to fail us…” “…we thought Cruz would get the death penalty…It’s just so upsetting.” “This jury... Read more

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2022-10-13T14:19:55-06:00

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the REAL BENJAMIN COLE. / a Death Penalty Competency Test for Oklahoma

Last updated on: October 13, 2022 at 2:19 pm By Jeff Hood

the REAL BENJAMIN COLE. / a Death Penalty Competency Test for Oklahoma Back when I was a child, I used to play a video game entitled, “James Bond 007.” I’m sure many remember that game. I used to sit around with my buddies and play all day long. There is no doubt that it was fun. While I don’t know if it’s the same version that Benjamin Cole was playing…I can assure you I didn’t love it as much... Read more

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2022-10-10T11:46:50-06:00

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The Devil in Disguise? : The Unbelievable Incompetence/Criminality of Joyce Gilchrist & The Fight to Save Anthony Sanchez

Last updated on: October 10, 2022 at 11:46 am By Jeff Hood

The Devil in Disguise? : The Unbelievable Incompetence/Criminality of Joyce Gilchrist & The Fight to Save Anthony Sanchez Based on flawed forensic analysis, Michael Blair spent 15 years on death row for a crime that he did not commit. https://innocenceproject.org/cases/michael-blair/ Based on flawed forensic analysis, Malcolm Rent Johnson was executed for a crime many suspect he did not commit. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/02/us/oklahoma-retraces-big-step-in-capital-case.html?pagewanted=2 Based on flawed forensic analysis, Curtis McCarty spent 20 years on death row for... Read more

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2022-10-09T23:51:52-06:00

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SAVE ANTHONY SANCHEZ! : a Choctaw Man about to be Executed on Choctaw Land

Last updated on: October 9, 2022 at 11:51 pm By Jeff Hood

*I constructed this letter to the editor for Indigenous People’s Day (October 10). It was sent out to dozens of newspapers in Oklahoma. Dear Editor, On this Indigenous People’s Day (October 10), there is a Choctaw man sitting on death row in Oklahoma, named Anthony Sanchez. On April 6, 2023, Sanchez is scheduled to be executed for the 1996 murder of Juli Busken in Norman. At this point, most advocates for people on death row would dive into a... Read more

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2022-10-07T01:10:23-06:00

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An Oration to Abolitionists Following the Execution of John Ramirez.

Last updated on: October 7, 2022 at 1:10 am By Jeff Hood

*Delivered on a Death Penalty Action vigil immediately following the October 5, 2022 Execution of John Ramirez in Texas I’m tired of these vigils. Really tired. We show up. We try to do what we’re supposed to do. We try to be present. We feel like we’ve accomplished something. Then, a few weeks later we do the same thing all over again. Why? Why are we so comfortable going through the motions? The truth is, you can get... Read more

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2022-10-05T00:05:47-06:00

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The Executioner. : On the Executioners of John Ramirez

Last updated on: October 5, 2022 at 12:05 am By Jeff Hood

The Executioner. : On the Executioners of John Ramirez Tonight, John Ramirez is scheduled be executed in Texas. Close your eyes. Imagine for a second that you are one of the ones tasked with killing him. Evenings aren’t what they used to be. The kids run around laughing. Your spouse keeps talking. All you can do is stare off into space. The questions haunt your every thought. Grace? Mercy? Judgment? Eternity? You’d heard these... Read more

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2022-09-29T23:40:27-06:00

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Football is Evil: Tua Tagovailoa & Our Addiction to Watching the Destruction of Others

Last updated on: September 29, 2022 at 11:40 pm By Jeff Hood

Football is Evil: Tua Tagovailoa & Our Addiction to Watching the Destruction of Others Over the last few days, I’ve followed the injuries of Miami Dolphins’ Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Last Sunday in a game against the Buffalo Bills, Tagovailoa was injured and, despite stumbling around disoriented and needing to go back to the locker room, was ultimately put back in the game. Fast forward to tonight, Tagovailoa was slammed hard to the ground by a large defensive player. Immediately,... Read more

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2022-09-27T07:38:04-06:00

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Lamentations: On John Henry Ramirez

Last updated on: September 27, 2022 at 7:38 am By Jeff Hood

Lamentations: On John Henry Ramirez In South Texas, John Henry Ramirez robbed and murdered Pablo Castro in 2004. In fact, Ramirez stabbed him 29 times. A short time later, Ramirez robbed a second victim. Then, Ramirez fled to Mexico where he was able to avoid capture for a little over three and a half years. No one disputes these facts…not even Ramirez himself. For his crimes, Ramirez was sentenced to death in Nueces County. Truthfully, most were... Read more

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Clergy United Against the Death Penalty

2022-09-14T14:49:22-06:00

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The Dead Queen, The Dead King/Royal Family & Black Lives Matter in London

Last updated on: September 14, 2022 at 2:49 pm By Jeff Hood

The Dead Queen, The Dead King/Royal Family & Black Lives Matter in London Mere days before Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8 (September 5), London, UK Metropolitan Police Force (the MET) encountered a car that had been flagged as having been involved in a gun crime (for most, the mere possession of a gun in the UK is a crime). After a short chase, MET officers boxed the driver of the car (an Audi) in the Streatham... Read more

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