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Governor is Owens’ last hope
The Tennessee Supreme Court may soon set an execution date for Gaile Owens. If so, the only person who can intervene is Gov. Bredesen.
One of my employees, Deborah Knapp, served time with Gaile in prison. She too was a badly abused wife who murdered her husband. Unlike Gaile, however, Debbie was allowed to accept a plea bargain and was sentenced to life in prison and paroled after serving 21 years. She has since used her experience to teach other baltered women that there is a nonviolent solution to their problems.
Both Debbie and Gaile were convicted during a time when the courts didn't truly recognize the psychological state of abused women as a defense. I urge Gov. Bredesen to commute Gaile's sentence to life in prison. The world would be a lesser place if Debbie were still in prison, and I'm sure this is also true of Gaile, who seems to have touched the lives of many people.
Sharon D. Nelson
Fairfax, Va.
Parole, don’t execute
I’ve known countless numbers of battered women who have been trapped in violent marriages with nowhere to turn. Gaile Owens seems to be an eminently worthwhile individual and she deserves to be paroled not executed.
Michael Tierra
Ben Lomond, Calif.
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Gail's husband didn't have any one to appeal to spare his life did he ?
What exactly has Owens done to characterize her as "eminently worthwhile individual"?
Too bad see didn't have the lawyers Mary Winkler had as counsel to have her only spend 3 months in jail and 6 months in the funny farm for a grand total of 9 months for shooting dead her pastor husband in the back while he slept. Those clowns were geniuses.
Sharon has class outing her employee as a murder to bad its all low.
One has to wonder why someone from Va and Ca would be reading this paper.
I don't see any plus from offing this lady. If she wants to live then commute her sentance Phil.
Good morning, Nshville!
Don't lnow the Owens story, so i won't comment except to say that the states with the most born-agains seem to be the states that employ capital punishment the most... Apparently Jesus was also a big fan of state-administered executions - it's good to remember that today, Good Friday, otherwise one might get the idea that Christ eschewed capital punishment.
Her husband, if possible, would surely like his death sentence, that she had carried out, be overturned, so he could come back to life.
idgaf: I read your 1st line 3x now and I have a question: What language are you speaking? Is that Norse? Or Cheech & Chong?
I'm amazed at how every woman who has been slapped around
by her husband or mate automatically jumps to the conclusion
in these cases that there is justification. While not knowing this case the Mary Winkler case was the perfect example!
I'll bet the 6" white heels in that case was purchased new from
some store months after the shooting took place with a
manufactured story to go with them.
The only possible silver lining in the Winkler saga is that witch will have to explain FOREVER why she killed their daddy. Every time she looks the kids in the eye she'll know she killed in cold blood.
Then there's always facing the Big Guy in the eye.
OJ worries about that Day.
Ah yes, Good Friday, in celebration of our Executed God.
"love one another"
Ya'll have a great weekend!
Take a hike, Kosh...
House: How's you and your adrenal glands doing today?
Gonna be a good day...or else.
BTW, do you southern hillbillies STOP what you're doing between noon and 3:00pm to reflect on Jesus? We did it up north.
Or, do you just continue to wax your pistols and arm yourselves waiting for Gadot?
house, what are you doing up this early?
dargent, the Gadot comment is going to go over their heads. the Tennessean is written on an 8th grade reading level so as to accommodate it's readership.
I don't know the facts of THIS case, but I do believe in the "battered wife syndrome" is real and, on the other hand, that it is also used as a bogus defense, and I'm kinda torn on the whole death penalty issue in general.
Having said all that, my real purpose of this post is GOSSIP. Mary Winkler now lives in Murfreesboro, TN with her female "freind" whom I will not name (not that there is anything wrong with that, if you aren't a cold blooded murderer). Just an FYI. And my two cents says she was guilty as sin and s/b in jail for life at the least. Her husband may (MAY!) have been an asshole, but he didn't beat her, so she could've just left.
That s/b "friend" not "freind."
Still had to get the munchkin to daycare...then Cracker Barrel with wifey-poo.
house - Bet munchkin wanted to go to Cracker Barrel, too!
House: You remind me of the Mafia hit-man wanna-be who wanted to be "made".
Your itinerary today sounds like your were "maid".
i could go for a cracker barrel breakfast right about now.
Nazix2: This is TCP isn't it? And 8th grade comprehension level is pushing it.
Bend-O cannot show everyone he's a genius if the bar isn't set at 4th grade.
The key is to mix your fried eggs with the hashbrown casserole & hot sauce.
dargent, the brain dead posters on this forum are overflow from the Tennessean.
hot sauce is good for breakfast! i ordered some thai chili peppers and holy basil so that i can grow my own stuff this year. can't wait to get it.
Nazi: I really think they're two separate groups. There's a different "feel" to TCP. Kinda like family, Charles Manson style, but a family.
The lunatics over at the Tennessean are racist, white supremacist, niggar haters.
The "comments" are sickening.
Here, I at least get to know what's on sale at Kroger and which beer goes with grits.
By: dargent7 on 4/2/10 at 9:28
Here, I at least get to know what's on sale at Kroger and which beer goes with grits.
1. Asparagus is on sale at Kroger
2. Stroh's goes best with grits
Good morning
Anybody we know?http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/jko/lowres/jkon58l.jpg
Good morning
Anybody we know?http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/jko/lowres/jkon58l.jpg
Would recognize that face anywhere, Nemo Tee Hee!
Sorry Sorry
I am in Bristol Va visiting my daughter. She had oral surgery this morning and I am staying with her for a day or so.
Nemo, you're a regular party animal.
Nemo - Hope everything goes well with your daughter. Don't get into any trouble there in VA!
how's the weather in VA, Nemo?
It appears that the end of page 4 and all of page yesterdays post was infested with crazy.
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She is asleeping now and the weather is sunny and nice.
Nemo - Sheep to shore fits one! The ostrich that forgot to "drop & roll" fits the other.
Post well done!
Loner said
"it's good to remember that today, Good Friday, otherwise one might get the idea that Christ eschewed capital punishment."
Consider the symbol of Christianity.... an instrument of capital punishment.
dargent7 said
"idgaf: I read your 1st line 3x now and I have a question: What language are you speaking? Is that Norse? Or Cheech & Chong?"
Mistranslated Vulcan maybe?
Sure thing, house
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"I will not buy this record...it is scratched."
I think you all know how I feel about capital punishment. State run Cold Bloody Murder.
Yes, but how do you feel about Bloody Marys?
I never cvould be sure as some people are about guilt.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6630413711198904114#
Not my type, house.
I would never sleep very well.
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By: house_of_pain on 4/2/10 at 10:43
Yes, but how do you feel about Bloody Marys?
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Does that refer to the drink or Winkler?
The drink. Winkler ain't my type.
house come home to a not so undersatnding wife.
http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/mbc/lowres/mbcn363l.jpg
Nemo - At least she didn't have a shotgun in her hand! LOL
house, stay away from those salads.