tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5993451129045456496..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: As Kenneth Foster execution date nears, protests mountGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-17985841083190719872009-04-20T23:08:00.000-05:002009-04-20T23:08:00.000-05:00texas loves the death penalty especially when the ...texas loves the death penalty especially when the defendant is black they love killing black men and women their is no justice for my people well at least we know where we're going when we leave this world white people are the most evil people in the whole united states if god can forgive why can't you oh i forgot you don'nt care for black people the crimminal justice system is design for black men and most of the jurors are all white so a black person don't have a fighting chance well white people can't help themselves you are breed from birth to hate someone that dose'nt look like you and you fill that you are the only one that should be on this earth it is you people who created the death penalty who died and made you god you did not make your self or anyone els so you have no right to determine who should live or who should die that is not your calling the justice system are not the laws of god but the laws of the white manAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-31740216538790813012007-08-31T05:36:00.000-05:002007-08-31T05:36:00.000-05:00I am very happy too. The next step is to impeach S...I am very happy too. The next step is to impeach Sharon Keller. When this lady is not removed there will be no justice in Texas.peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17323025363595861364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-63744568935919199942007-08-30T13:25:00.000-05:002007-08-30T13:25:00.000-05:00Texas made a huge step today! they will not kill K...Texas made a huge step today! they will not kill Kenneth!! Thank the Lord!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-83386212385263155972007-08-30T12:51:00.000-05:002007-08-30T12:51:00.000-05:00I don't believe that Kenneth should be free but I ...I don't believe that Kenneth should be free but I don't believe he should be put to death for another man's actions. How was he to know or control the man who did actually murder? My prayers are with both families. In the Bible it says "an Eye for an Eye" Not TWO eyes for an eye. I pray that God will help Perry to make the right choice....Pardon Kenneth Foster!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-5989741838007910862007-08-30T00:43:00.000-05:002007-08-30T00:43:00.000-05:00I'm not one that usually shouts foul language but ...I'm not one that usually shouts foul language but people like "anonymous" fucking piss me off to the very end! Please bleep me if necessary ;)<BR/><BR/>I certainly don't think Mr. Foster is innocent or that he should be freed by any means...but he does not deserve to be killed. He doesn't deserve death because did not kill anyone himself...simple! Seeing that "anonymous" seems to love simplicity so much. <BR/><BR/>In any other state other than Texas in the US he would not be executed for his participation in this crime. No human being has the God given right to kill anyone who did not actually kill someone by his own hand.<BR/><BR/>So..."anonymous" while your out there playing God with your self righteous thoughts (I doubt, you've got the balls for action) I am actively doing my part in my fighting for equal rights for all human beings. That includes pathetic simple minded people such as yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-13979749555976297292007-08-29T12:07:00.000-05:002007-08-29T12:07:00.000-05:00It was my understanding that the death penalty is ...It was my understanding that the death penalty is for the worst of the worst and the most hanis criminals/murders. Kenneth did not murder anyone!! Did you ever think what if Kenneth was telling the truth and really didn't know that Brown was going to commit a murder. If you could know that what he is saying is actually the truth would you still want Kenneth executed, somehow I think Anonymous would.<BR/>In one of Kenneth's interviews he said you have to be for the Death Penalty or against it, not for it with the exception of his case. I have always been pro death because I try and put myself in other people’s shoes. If my kids or relatives were murdered I would want that murder to pay with his life with out a doubt. But... if this death penalty is being misused as in this case. I can no longer be for it. “Law of Parties” is not why Texans approved the Death Penalty. <BR/>I see that this anonymous person is so angry. It is sad that someone can be so hateful towards another human being to wish such ugly things upon them. Please know that if Kenneth is executed people with care. Lots of people will care and continue to fight against “Law of Parties” in his name. <BR/><BR/>I will keep Kenneth and anonymous in the same prayer tonight.Naehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067492718079279318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-10488676648619741372007-08-27T14:54:00.000-05:002007-08-27T14:54:00.000-05:00By going through with the Foster execution, I am c...By going through with the Foster execution, I am certain that we weaken Texas' ability to punish capital offenses in the future. You have to know that the US Supreme Court is going to have a look at this, and when they decide that Texas has taken the "law of parties" statute too far, they will provide us with their own interpretation.<BR/><BR/>Can we live with a criminal like Foster getting away with being a party to a crime that resulted in murder, if it might save the rights of Texans to punish capital offenders in the future? Can we sleep nights knowing he "only" received a life sentence with no possibility of parole?<BR/><BR/>If it means preserving our right to punish more willing participants in capital cases, I think we must.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-26116946151929768162007-08-23T19:02:00.000-05:002007-08-23T19:02:00.000-05:00Who called for freeing anyone?Who called for freeing anyone?Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-81514797410467319232007-08-23T16:30:00.000-05:002007-08-23T16:30:00.000-05:00I agree with the previous post. I love Grits for ...I agree with the previous post. I love Grits for the informative writing, but I hate it when we get on this death penalty, free Antwan Muhammad Tali or whatever Muslim name he acquired while sitting on death row.<BR/><BR/>Foster is a muderer. Just today, I blogged about this very killer. Then I see this post. <BR/><BR/>Hopefully he will be executed on August 30th.Rickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190382519024232288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-33792848045188529572007-08-22T15:33:00.000-05:002007-08-22T15:33:00.000-05:00I'm glad you're satisfied. You've convinced yourse...I'm glad you're satisfied. You've convinced yourself. Congratulations.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30000759578362339252007-08-22T14:14:00.000-05:002007-08-22T14:14:00.000-05:00Gee, guy drives three other men around town lookin...Gee, guy drives three other men around town looking for victims. Guy knows that guy actually doing the robbing has a gun. On the third or fourth time, guy with gun shoots someone in course of a robbery.<BR/><BR/>Capital murder on those facts. No problem. None whatsover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47281348356989767682007-08-22T13:16:00.000-05:002007-08-22T13:16:00.000-05:00If you're on the jury it doesn't matter what they ...If you're on the jury it doesn't matter what they try in court. You'd fry anybody that was accused, to judge by your comments.<BR/><BR/>Foster is responsible for his own actions, but to say he's guilty of capital murder requires leaping to conclusions. The CCA majority and you are all too willing to leap, obviously, however far necessary. I don't understand the reasons for such unbridled bloodlust, but it has little to do with justice, certainly justice "beyond a reasonable doubt."Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-64913473165642852342007-08-22T13:14:00.000-05:002007-08-22T13:14:00.000-05:00Oh, and Stefanie, I think statements like this one...Oh, and Stefanie, I think statements like this one lifted from the "Free Kenneth" website justify the "true believer" remark:<BR/><BR/>"He is paying far too dear a price for simply being reluctant to object to the conduct of others much earlier in the evening."<BR/><BR/>I won't go into the smears of Mary Patrick or the BS about LaHood carrying a gun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54619286421138182002007-08-22T13:11:00.000-05:002007-08-22T13:11:00.000-05:00Grits, legally speaking, Foster was a cause in fac...Grits, legally speaking, Foster was a cause in fact of LaHood's death. It's really that simple. <BR/><BR/>As for "unprovable" assertions, you're right, they are "unprovable", but so what? Juries figure out mental states with indirect evidence all the time. Brown said that he didn't mean to shoot LaHood. Is it provable that he did mean to do it--I guess not in a scientific sense. But we know that the story is crap.<BR/><BR/>I draw conclusions about people who swallow facially unbelievable stories of criminals with nothing to lose and everything to gain. <BR/><BR/>And by the way, speaking of silly, the argument that Brown "would have done it anyway" as an excuse for Foster is beyond silly. Beyond silly. Try that one in court . . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-76148556234282459582007-08-22T12:27:00.000-05:002007-08-22T12:27:00.000-05:00So the shooter wouldn't have shot anyone or stuck ...So the shooter wouldn't have shot anyone or stuck a gun in anyone's face if Foster hadn't driven him around? Why would you think that? It's a pretty silly idea. I think that kind of person would have committed robberies regardless of who is his wheelman.<BR/><BR/>And all your crap about "true believers," etc., is just silliness - what do you think I believe in? Truly? You've got a bunch of stereotypes you apparently like to trot out, but no substance beyond name calling and bilious remarks, plus unprovable assertions about people's mindsets that you cannot know. At this point this conversation has moved beyond any productive stage, I'm afraid, if that's all you've got.<BR/><BR/>And thanks, Stefanie, for the note. I'm glad the action went well.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-87349348875094517732007-08-22T10:18:00.000-05:002007-08-22T10:18:00.000-05:00Whatever. He's likely going to get the big jab, a...Whatever. He's likely going to get the big jab, and then no one will care, and justice will have been done.<BR/><BR/>But for his help, LaHood would be alive. Try as you might, that fact is unassailable. He participated knowingly in a scheme where people got guns stuck in their faces. And you guys rely on the killers' story to argue that the conspiracy was over. <BR/><BR/>True believers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-45826611240615220012007-08-21T22:43:00.000-05:002007-08-21T22:43:00.000-05:00Anonymous,This wasn't charged under felony murder,...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>This wasn't charged under felony murder, by the way. <BR/><BR/>Anyway-- <BR/><BR/>protest politics, man? Come on, now. We've been doing so much more than the tired "lets have a rally" approach to activism that has so often provided the model in this town. This has a been overwhelmingly a grassroots education campaign. We weren't "building for the rallies" as much as building to save Kenneth, and everything we did fit into that strategy, including the protests, which were the exception instead of the rule. <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for posting this. The action today was incredible. <BR/><BR/>Stefanie Collins<BR/>Save Kenneth Foster Campaign<BR/>www.freekenneth.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1065466035515470472007-08-21T22:17:00.000-05:002007-08-21T22:17:00.000-05:00No, anyone who must uses so much angry, profanity ...No, anyone who must uses so much angry, profanity laced prose is likely battling their own demons. I'm not a lawyer. As I've said, I can't judge the facts of the case from what I know from media accounts. Unless you have insider knowledge you're not revealing, neither can you. The CCA judges who did look at the full set of facts disagreed with you. best,Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-70298722645021979612007-08-21T19:41:00.000-05:002007-08-21T19:41:00.000-05:00That's right, anyone who challenges bullshit pleas...That's right, anyone who challenges bullshit pleas on behalf of capital murderers is battling his own demons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-17233191352808655152007-08-21T19:30:00.000-05:002007-08-21T19:30:00.000-05:00I'm not here to answer your questions. I can't jud...I'm not here to answer your questions. I can't judge the facts from the media nor certainly from your skewed, angry account, and I've given my reasons for thinking the case deserves review.<BR/><BR/>Comments like "I hope the chemicals burn him" tell me you care about revenge more than justice. Since that's the case, I fear Foster's death will bring you no peace. But then, you seem to relish your anger. Either way I'm sorry if this case was personal for you. But with respect you seem to be battling your own demons here, not disagreeing with anything I've written. best,Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67686791342794099282007-08-21T18:55:00.000-05:002007-08-21T18:55:00.000-05:00I notice you cannot answer my questions, but no ma...I notice you cannot answer my questions, but no matter.<BR/><BR/>Bottom line, Foster will likely be executed, and no one, other than a few true believers is going to give a flying f _ _ _ at a rolling donut.<BR/><BR/>Think about all the others. For example, Gary Graham. No one cares about him, now do they? At the end of the day, Foster helped a guy stick a gun in people's faces and on the third or fourth try, the gun was fired. Hard to feel sorry for him; hard to get worked up about it either. The world will be a better place once this asshole is removed from it. Take a peek at his little website. You'll note words about how he's sorry for LaHood, but then there are arguments about Brown defending himself. I mean, are you f-ing kidding me? LaHood, it must be remembered, WAS MINDING HIS OWN BUSINESS, when approached by this animal, Mauriceo Brown. So why is Foster making these claims? Because he is an evil son-of-a-bitch. Personally, I hope the chemicals burn him. The bastard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-83821658957348697642007-08-21T18:13:00.000-05:002007-08-21T18:13:00.000-05:00Here's the problem - what I or you believe from th...Here's the problem - what I or you believe from the media accounts isn't what matters, and I think you know it. The CCA judges NEVER side with defendants. When three of them say they think there's evidence of actual innocence, I think in the current climate, with so many exonerations occurring, you have to let that evidence be evaluated. The majority just said, we never get to the evidence because of a procedural question. That's not good enough when implementing the death penalty, IMO.<BR/><BR/>My issue with the death penalty isn't that I don't think some people need killing, but I don't trust that the state is competent to decide who's worthy to die, nor, necessarily, anonymous blog commenters. Best,Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-41945668188808601452007-08-21T17:58:00.000-05:002007-08-21T17:58:00.000-05:00Grits, do you even believe this bs story by these ...Grits, do you even believe this bs story by these guys? Why was Foster following Patrick? Do you think she was flirting with them? Do you think that Brown, an obviously liar, who claimed that he thought LaHood had a gun?<BR/><BR/>As for arrogance, I don't know. We can all agree that but for Foster's assistance, LaHood would be alive. We can all agree that these guys were out jacking people with a gun. I just don't see how a person, with a straight face, can say, yeah, we were out jacking people, but when we were following Ms. Patrick, we decided to stop the nonsense, and we would have just gone on our way, had she not flagged us down to flirt with us. <BR/><BR/>Talk about bullshit stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-44320899398178815012007-08-21T14:02:00.000-05:002007-08-21T14:02:00.000-05:00Simple and easy if you ignore evidence that disagr...Simple and easy if you ignore evidence that disagrees with you and make every assumption possible to the detriment of the defendant. Do that and every case is simple and easy. Seeking justice in real life is more complex.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-64124399837027026082007-08-21T13:51:00.000-05:002007-08-21T13:51:00.000-05:00It's not self-righteousness, it's just plain simpl...It's not self-righteousness, it's just plain simplicity. These guys were all out robbing. The attempted robbery of LaHood was part of it. Simple and easy. Basic felony murder. Where's the issue?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com