tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post113632024245219659..comments2023-10-16T12:15:33.735-04:00Comments on Abolish the Death Penalty: In the matter of Roger Keith Colemanabe@abolition.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17673303302445527734noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-84147846779254152342008-04-03T14:12:00.000-04:002008-04-03T14:12:00.000-04:00To the person who made the comment that unless the...To the person who made the comment that unless there is an eye-witness to a crime we will never know who commited it is wrong. Considering all the other times when eye-witnesses had been wrong:<BR/><BR/>Jennifer Thompson mistakenly believed Ronald Cotton was the man who raped her, but it was actually Bobby Poole.<BR/><BR/>Eddie Mosley guilty of murder, yet another man was on death row for the murder because of eye witness accounts (she later admitted she got the wrong guy but the prosecution refused to investigate).<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, out of all this, DNA as reliable sill has room to be challenged. Even if 99.999995% points to someone, one can still challenge the .000005%. Someone would still challenge where is the 19million and one guy who could also have commited the crime.<BR/><BR/>Finally, the DNA proved Coleman was linked to his sister-in-law at the time. But because of the society we are in anyone can easily say there is still a chance he was the wrong guy when 19million still shows that the next guy could have done it. I hear people who afer dna exonerates men in prison for years still feel that dna means nothing and that it undermines detective evidence. And unfortunately some radicals could still argue that unless he is shown to have actually pulled out the knife it proves nothing. Me personally, I believe he did it, but only the people involved at the time knows. Everyone else is just speculative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1171085296159193572007-02-10T00:28:00.000-05:002007-02-10T00:28:00.000-05:00ASSASSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1171085090982851132007-02-10T00:24:00.000-05:002007-02-10T00:24:00.000-05:00I THINK HE WAS A INNOCENT GUY I DONT KNOW WHY THEY...I THINK HE WAS A INNOCENT GUY I DONT KNOW WHY THEY KLLED HIM THE OTHER GUYS OUT HERE KILL AND RAPE WOMEN AND THEY EITHER GET BAIL OR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND HE GOT KILLED THAT IS NOT FAIR YOU PEOPLE THINK HE IS NOT INNOCENT IS SICK!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1150381509391144352006-06-15T10:25:00.000-04:002006-06-15T10:25:00.000-04:00I'd like to believe the best in this guy but I can...I'd like to believe the best in this guy but I can't make myself believe that he didn't commit the crime. There is too much evidence against him to suggest otherwise. But, I don't think that the death penalty is a just way of solving problems. Why would we kill someone who killed somone to show that killing is bad?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1146522534557069682006-05-01T18:28:00.000-04:002006-05-01T18:28:00.000-04:00Anyone who thinks Coleman is innocent because ther...Anyone who thinks Coleman is innocent because there is 1 in a 19 million chance because of DNA has to remember this was in a town of about 2000 people. So I guess that even lowers his chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1146086935571655272006-04-26T17:28:00.000-04:002006-04-26T17:28:00.000-04:00death penalty is bad because you do not know for s...death penalty is bad because you do not know for sure that,that person actually did the crime.in this case that was what happened.unless you have the person prints where it happened,and an eye witness you should not give them the death penaltyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137207151282960772006-01-13T21:52:00.000-05:002006-01-13T21:52:00.000-05:00This case was presented to a jury of 12 people. T...This case was presented to a jury of 12 people. Those 12 people looked at the evidence and made a decision of guilt. Much degradation of that jury has filled the media for years. However, those who wrote about biased juries didn't have a clue. I personally know someone who sat on that jury and they looked at the best scientific evidence available in 1981/82 as well as the testimony offered in the case. Their decision was based on fact and not on rumors and speculation. After all this time, it is great to have their decision confirmed.The jury, investigators, and prosecutors have been labeled monsters. The only monster in this case died in the electric chair in 1992. THEY WEREN'T WRONG! The system might have flaws. The founding fathers didn't say it was perfect. However, in this case, it worked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137191817811245112006-01-13T17:36:00.000-05:002006-01-13T17:36:00.000-05:00scumbag got what he gavescumbag got what he gaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137182472843630452006-01-13T15:01:00.000-05:002006-01-13T15:01:00.000-05:00Being from Grundy and having Known Roger, Brad, an...Being from Grundy and having Known Roger, Brad, and Wanda, there was no doubt in my mind, after hearing all the evidence and knowing where the crime was commented, that Roger had committed the crime. By the way, there are around 289 million people in the U.S. That means that only 15 other people could have committed the crime. I bet none of them lived around Virginia at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137169573609363992006-01-13T11:26:00.000-05:002006-01-13T11:26:00.000-05:00Did I read somewhere that there was semen from two...Did I read somewhere that there was semen from two different men? I don't agree with the logic that the presence of RKC's DNA equals murder. It equals sex. Did a jealous lover find out and kill her?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137139165479176172006-01-13T02:59:00.000-05:002006-01-13T02:59:00.000-05:00'Keep hope alive?' I bet you're still waiting for ...'Keep hope alive?' I bet you're still waiting for Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, too. Some people live rich fantasy lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137117485962549632006-01-12T20:58:00.000-05:002006-01-12T20:58:00.000-05:00Everyone needs to just chill out. First off, it's...Everyone needs to just chill out. First off, it's a relief to learn that Coleman was in fact guilty and that modern science has given us the closure we have been seeking for almost 14 years. DNA testing greatly helps determine the guilt or innocence of people accused of heinous crimes.<BR/><BR/>I still believe, however, that Sacco and Vanzetti (the two Italian immigrants executed in 1927 based on VERY weak evidence) were innocent. Although they were officially exonerated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1977, I'm curious to know if there's any way to discover the truth in that case with DNA testing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137116485642244252006-01-12T20:41:00.000-05:002006-01-12T20:41:00.000-05:00This "Keep hope alive!" guy is a complete retard.This "Keep hope alive!" guy is a complete retard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137112910144443242006-01-12T19:41:00.000-05:002006-01-12T19:41:00.000-05:00It proves one thing. You and the other Kumbay lib...It proves one thing. You and the other Kumbay libbie losers don't have the guts to admit when you are wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137112718197132692006-01-12T19:38:00.000-05:002006-01-12T19:38:00.000-05:00Well, a huge setback for the libbies and death pen...Well, a huge setback for the libbies and death penalty opponents as it turns out Coleman was guilty as hell. Too bad libbies. Justice was served so suck it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137112424755315392006-01-12T19:33:00.000-05:002006-01-12T19:33:00.000-05:00Too bad rkc's death wasn't as painful as his victi...Too bad rkc's death wasn't as painful as his victim's was.<BR/>Imagine after all the evidence<BR/>people still believed in him. Someone, please leave this message for James McCloskey. You SHOULD get a "kick in the stomach".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137108777484578372006-01-12T18:32:00.000-05:002006-01-12T18:32:00.000-05:00facts are facts.facts are facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137106650099071512006-01-12T17:57:00.000-05:002006-01-12T17:57:00.000-05:00Odds of dying on a streetcar: 1 in 31,677,090 (see...Odds of dying on a streetcar: 1 in 31,677,090 (see: http://www.e11th-hour.org/public/natural/dying.odds.html)<BR/><BR/>The test proves nothing! Keep hope alive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137106184040822462006-01-12T17:49:00.000-05:002006-01-12T17:49:00.000-05:00Coleman resides with satan for eternity!The worst ...Coleman resides with satan for eternity!The worst part of this whole thing is the victim's family and Roger Coleman's other victims who had to endure the ignorance of so many stupid people. The evidence was clear before and he got less than what he truly deserved. Imagine if that lady was your sister, wife, or mother. She was nearly beheaded. Shame on you people who supported him. You may one day be reside with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137105523947086972006-01-12T17:38:00.000-05:002006-01-12T17:38:00.000-05:00Oh and of course the failed polygraph test....but ...Oh and of course the failed polygraph test....but why should we believe that! Everyone who said he was innocent touted the accuracy of current DNA testing and how they wanted it done..UNTIL IT CONFIRMED HIS GUILT! If you are against the death penalty, fine, but dont use a guilty rapist/murderer as your poster child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137105075726626952006-01-12T17:31:00.000-05:002006-01-12T17:31:00.000-05:00The chances of dying from a venomous snake or liza...The chances of dying from a venomous snake or lizard is only 1 in 31,993,469. Does that mean that you will play with a king cobra? I would think not.<BR/><BR/>The test proves nothing. Keep hope alive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137104437201728222006-01-12T17:20:00.000-05:002006-01-12T17:20:00.000-05:00The only question that im concerned about as far a...The only question that im concerned about as far as the death penalty is whether the person is guilty as charged or not guilty. It appears Mr Coleman was guilty as charged. The death penalty is fair so long as it fits the crime, in this case it does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137104200494628982006-01-12T17:16:00.000-05:002006-01-12T17:16:00.000-05:00Haven't you ever heard of the Lottery? People win...Haven't you ever heard of the Lottery? People win that all the time and the odds are worse than 1 in 19,000,000. Coleman just lost the lottery. <BR/><BR/>The test proves nothing. Keep hope alive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137103868850480032006-01-12T17:11:00.000-05:002006-01-12T17:11:00.000-05:00and rott in helland rott in hellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1137103809431674662006-01-12T17:10:00.000-05:002006-01-12T17:10:00.000-05:00oh my GOD! you naive person. along with the seme...oh my GOD! you naive person. along with the semen there was other evidence that leaned toward that sick man's guilt. a person like that along with all pedophiles deserve to die.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com