| Death Row - Philippines |
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15th August 2000
A man lies down to die. He is strapped to a
bed and his left arm is punctured with a
crude yet fatal drip.
He is not alone. Over 1300 prisoners in the
Philippines are on death row, awaiting their
lethal injection. Among them are women and
even children. The rising number of
executions is part of a crackdown on crime --
Zero Tolerance Filipino style. The man in
charge of this campaign is Ping Lacson of the
Philippines National Police. He was
nick-named Dirty Harry when he broke a big
gang of Manila bank robbers and took no
prisoners. Instead eleven suspects were shot
dead in suspicious circumstances. "I would
rather be feared than loved ... as long as I
get things done", he says. And he is getting
things done. In his first six months petty
crime is down 30 percent and drug arrests
have doubled. While politicians score points,
human rights activists and leaders of the
Catholic Church call for an abolition of the
death penalty.
Tags : Death Row Philippines Catholicism Prisoners Lethal Injection Filipino |
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Durée : 1344 s |
| Death Row Kids - USA |
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January 2005
In the last five years, more juvenile
offenders were killed in Texas than in the
rest of the world combined. America continues
to defend its right to execute children.
"They think we're beasts. And we deserve
nothing else other than our execution,"
despairs Oswaldo. He's been on death row
since he was 17, after accidentally killing a
man during an armed robbery. "In 12 years, I
haven't had a hug or a kiss." In Louisiana,
Lawrence Jacob Jr is also fighting for his
life. Like Oswaldo, he was only 17 when he
was sentenced to death. "I'm not asking you
to release me. I'm only asking you for the
chance to rehabilitate," he reasons. Cerebral
research proves that the brains of 17 year
olds have not developed as much as adults.
"Youths at that age are much too impulsive
and don't have the control," explains one
expert. But in America, that's no bar to
their execution.
Tags : journeyman pictures death row kids usa penalty murder america execution juvenile offenders children armed robbery |
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Affichage : 43862
Durée : 1558 s |
| Inside Death Row |
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Inside Death Row DVD Trailer
Tour the office, watch 2pac as he is shown
the booklet for "All Eyez On Me" for the
first time, this thoughts on wanting to meet
Tony Danza at the Grammy Awards, accompany
2pac and The Outlawz to a photo shoot, and
watch as 2pac and Michel'le are behind the
boards in the studio while Jewell lays down
the chorus on a unheard 2pac and MC Hammer
song! Also see exclusive never before seen
interviews with 2pac, Suge Knight, Michel'le,
and more! Watch as 2pac discusses his life
only 3 months after getting bailed out of
jail and signed to Death Row, hear his
comments on Deloris Tucker, Bob Dole, and his
label mates Snoop Doggy Dogg and more! Listen
in as Suge explains his plans for Death Row
and the so called war with Bad Boy! Also
listen in as Suge Knight and Hammer
conversate about his album "Too Tight" and
how Hammer belongs on Death Row.
Tags : 2pac tupac snoop dogg inside death row dvd trailer suge knight |
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Affichage : 894461
Durée : 229 s |
| From Death Row, Mumia Abu Jamal (1/3) |
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http://www.partisandefense.org/
Video from the Partisan Defence Committee.
Free Mumia NOW!! Mumia is an innocent man!
Abolish the Racist Death Penalty!! (Part 1 of
3) More info @ http://icl-fi.org/
---UPDATE---
More FACTS going to...
http://www.icl-fi.org/english/wv/886/mumia.ht
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http://www.partisandefense.org/pubs/innocent/
intro.html
I, MUMIA ABU-JAMAL, declare:
1. I am the Petitioner in this action. If
called as a witness I could and would testify
to the following from my own personal
knowledge:
2. I did not shoot Police Officer Daniel
Faulkner. I had nothing to do with the
killing of Officer Faulkner. I am innocent.
3. At my trial I was denied the right to
defend myself, I had no confidence in my
court-appointed attorney, who never even
asked me what happened the night I was shot
and the police officer was killed, and I was
excluded from at least half the trial.
4. Since I was denied all my rights at my
trial I did not testify. I would not be used
to make it look like I had a fair trial.
5. I did not testify in the post-conviction
proceedings in 1995 on the advice of my
attorney, Leonard Weinglass, who specifically
told me not to testify.
6. Now for the first time I have been given
an opportunity to tell what happened to me in
the early morning hours of December 9, 1981.
This is what happened:
7. As a cabbie I often chose 13th and Locust
Street because it was a popular club area
with a lot of foot traffic.
8. I worked out of United Cab on the night of
12/9/81.
9. I believe I had recently returned from
dropping off a fare in West Philly.
10. I was filling out my log when I heard
some shouting.
11. I glanced in my rear view mirror and saw
a flashing dome light of a police cruiser.
This wasn't unusual.
12. I continued to fill out my log/trip sheet
when I heard what sounded like gun shots.
13. I looked again into my rear view mirror
and saw people running up and down Locust.
14. As I scanned I recognized my brother
standing in the street staggering and dizzy.
15. I immediately exited the cab and ran to
his scream.
16. As I came across the street I saw a
uniformed cop turn toward me gun in hand, saw
a flash and went down to my knees.
17. I closed my eyes and sat still trying to
breath.
18. The next thing that I remember I felt
myself being kicked, hit and being brought
out of a stupor.
19. When I opened my eyes, I saw cops all
around me.
20. They were hollering and cursing, grabbing
and pulling on me. I felt faint finding it
hard to talk.
21. As I looked through this cop crowd all
around me, I saw my brother, blood running
down his neck and a cop lying on his back on
the pavement.
22. I was pulled to my feet and then rammed
into a telephone pole beaten where I fell and
thrown into a paddy wagon.
23. I think I slept until I heard the door
open and a white cop in a white shirt came in
cursing and hit me in the forehead.
24. I don't remember what he said much except
a lot of "n-----s", "black motherfuckers" and
what not.
24. I believe he left and I slept. I don't
remember the wagon moving for a while and
when it did for sometime.
25. I awoke to hear the driver speaking over
the radio about his prisoner.
26. I was informed by the anonymous crackle
on the radio that I was en route to the
police administration building a few blocks
away.
27. Then, it sounded like "I.D.'d as M-1"
came on the radio band telling the driver to
go to Jefferson Hospital.
28. Upon arrival I was thrown from the wagon
to the ground and beaten.
29. I was beaten again at the doors of
Jefferson.
30. Because of the blood in my lungs it was
difficult to speak, and impossible to holler.
31. I never confessed to anything because I
had nothing to confess to.
32. I never said I shot the policeman. I did
not shoot the policeman.
33. I never said I hoped he died. I would
never say something like that.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the
laws of the United States that the above is
true and correct and was executed by me on 3
May, 2001, at Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.
(signed)
MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
Tags : Mumia Abu Jamal free Racist Death Penalty Partisan Defence Committee COURTS socialism revolution socialist justice black |
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Durée : 583 s |
| Race For Death Row |
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A Documentary by Terrance Jackson. Featuring:
Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Michael Moore,
George W. Bush, Malcolm X, Jay-Z, Robert
DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Fishburne,
Jim Carrey, Gov. George Ryan, Richard Pryor,
Suge Knight, Greg Palast, Danny Schechter,
Cedric the Entertainer, Andre "3000"
Benjamin, Edward Norton, Gil Scott-Heron,
Ludacris, DMX, Ras Kass, Nod Dred, Tommy
Davidson, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Staple
Singers, Kathleen Cleaver, Rev. Calvin Butts,
Rev. Allen Callahan, Avery Brooks, Omar Epps,
John Witherspoon, Regina King, Michael
"Harry-O" Harris
Tags : Death Row Chris Rock Dave Chappelle Michael Moore George Bush Jay-Z DeNiro Hoffman Fishburne Palast Schechter Ludacris |
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Affichage : 19420
Durée : 598 s |
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