In Response to "Innocent People that Die on Death Row in Texas"

For the most part, I do agree with Mag's opinion that many innocent people do die on death row each year. I also agree with Mag's opinion that the amount of time spent on each person's fate is too short. But, how do we know that they are all innocent. Take her perfect example of the thrilling movie "The Life of David Gale." Throughout the movie he try's to convince the media and general public that he was wrongly accused, when in the end he was really guilty. The governor had to make a tough, quick decision and although it looked like they killed an innocent man, they really made the right decision.

Although, I do not agree that all of them are innocent. A lot of those so called "innocent" people are really guilty. We see them them as what the media portrays them as. In fact, I believe that a lot of them are guilty but are seen as innocent through the eyes of the general public. But, how de we know that innocent people die on death row each year? We don't. The state of Texas might have made the right move or the wrong move. The only person that really knows if they are innocent is the person themself and it basically comes down to a last minute coin toss with governor. A lot of people that are condemned to death by lethal injection in Texas act on their natural instinct, survival. And they know if they want to avoid death they lean toward their biggest supporter, the general public. And once the general public starts protesting outside the prison, it attracts their second biggest supporter, the media. Then, it comes down to the final minutes of the clock, where the governor has to use natural instints as well and make that decision no man or woman would want to make based on factual evidence or his gut reaction.

I also disagree with her opinion on giving lesser penalty's or reprieve's to people on death row. If you are condemned to death, it's not because you were seen on an episode of cops selling dope but it's because you took another person's life which is kind of a very serious matter. Especially in the great state of Texas. Go horns! A reprieve should be given to somebody who assaulted a police officer or someone who stole a snicker's bar from a convenience store (that actually happened). In the end, I do not agree with some of Mag's opinion's but it was still a very convincing and well-written piece. But who knows who was really right on this matter. I guess Mr. Seago will have to play the role as governor on this matter and hope to make the right call on this coin toss.