March on "Right to Life" hypocrites-march on.

[the baby's] body was buried in a wine cooler box as she fled the state more than 13 years ago....

Sounds guilty to me.

Sounds guilty to me.

Posted by CalifChris at 2007-06-11 11:10 PM

They don't dispute her guilt, it's the intent that has been called into question.

If her dropping the baby on his head was accidental on the baby sitter's part, then why did she hide the baby's body in a wine cooler box and go on the lam for 13 years? You'd think she would have immediately called for medical help even if the baby was already dead.

The ONLY thing I can think of is She was afraid that She would not get a fair trial and that is why She did what She did. Of course desperate people do some desperate and irrational things.

Larry

People make bad decisions all the time. It is a dangerous mistake for anyone to read into the behavior of a person AFTER they have already killed someone. Horror, panic, fear, and thoughts of self-preservation almost immediately always surface. Regardless of whether the act was an accident or premeditated. None of those normal emotional responses give us insight into the perpetrators mindset prior to the fatal act. Heck, even a chickenshit Law and Order rerun will delve into that reality on a weekly basis.

People make bad decisions all the time. It is a dangerous mistake for anyone to read into the behavior of a person AFTER they have already killed someone.

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I agree and the panic and flight is not unknown when people faced with such a trauma.

It doesn't excuse her actions it just gets to did she intentionally kill the child, if not then killing her is not justified.

Sentencing her for what she did afterwards is different but that is not what the death penalty was for..

There is apparently "reasonable doubt" which would make her execution nothing but a murder.

If there was "reasonable doubt" that is what juries are there for Danni. By the way I'm against the death penalty. The state shouldn't have that right for a multitude of reasons. Throwing away keys, that's ok, imho.

"By the way I'm against the death penalty."

Me too...too many prosecutors like Nifong around.

""If there was "reasonable doubt" that is what juries are there for Danni.""

Didn't you read the article???
The testimony of the doctor who said that it could not have been an accident now says that with today's methods of examination it is possible that it could have been an accident as the woman claimed. Therefore....the jury was given erroneous testimony...therefore reasonable doubt as the court found.

So Danni are we debating her death penalty or her being jailed?

All across this country there are one set of Court rules for the rich and another for everyone else. The unwritten rules keep Court costs down, but cost is no object for the rich. Southern Justice is especially tragic, still class oriented and racist to this day. In Mormon Utah a mormon babysitter got 6 months probation for the same offense. But grow pot and you'll do 6 years hard time. Democracy my ass.

""So Danni are we debating her death penalty or her being jailed?""

Neither. I think it is a need for a new trial.

I'm not an attorney, but I would agree. New evidence, I believe allows the attorney to request a new trial.

"By the way I'm against the death penalty."

Me too...too many prosecutors like Nifong around.

Posted by jestgettinalong at 2007-06-12 08:57 AM

Agreed. In the case of "legal murder" a "state" is always open to mistakes/overzealousness, etc. In the case of the death penalty those errors are irreversable. But, that key better be thrown away when the crime warrants such. Sometimes my mind wanders to reconsidering my opinion if it involves child molestation/murderers.

All across this country there are one set of Court rules for the rich and another for everyone else. The unwritten rules keep Court costs down, but cost is no object for the rich. Southern Justice is especially tragic, still class oriented and racist to this day. In Mormon Utah a mormon babysitter got 6 months probation for the same offense. But grow pot and you'll do 6 years hard time. Democracy my ass.

Posted by nutcase at 2007-06-12 09:37 AM | Reply


Nutcase huh? Well at least you got the name right. What the fuck does your post have to do with anything in the article?

How long will this "new test" take? And when it doesn't change the verdit or the outcome how long does this scumbag have to wait to be fried?

""How long will this "new test" take?""

Hmmm...let's see....the state is Texas....I think it will serve justice to wait as long as it takes considering that state has a pretty sad recored of executing people with or WITHOUT a decent defense. Sleeping attorneys, etc.

BTW, how many babies do they have to drop on their heads to prove the theory???

March on "Right to Life" hypocrites-march on.

Posted by frankf55

and you're not because you believe in crushing a baby's head while it is in the birth canel.

Seems to be hyprocicy on both sides.

I smell a really shitty made-for-tv movie coming on....

"CHAIR",

Good name for the topic, by the way.

Let me spell it out for you. If a rich fucker or a rich fucker's child had committed this crime, they would have gotten their hands slapped, probation, or a short prison sentence, depending on how much publicity was involved and whether there was any political mileage to be gained by the Prosecutor.

We execute retarded, poor, unknown people. Rich, famous, or politically connected people who can manage to keep a low profile beat the system fairly consistently.

When's the last time a rich or famous person smashed a baby's skull, put her in a wine cooler box, buried her 60 miles from the murder scene, and fled the state?
Oh, never?

What should the punishment be for the Texan who has brutally murdered 650,000 innocent people?

I already mentioned one "Babysitter Murder" which you deemed irrelevant (minor receives 6 months probation). There are hundreds of examples. Most are never prosecuted. Of those that are and receive convictions sentences range from 5-25 years, with most babysitters serving about half the sentence. Execution is an extreme measure, consistent with Texas's sense of justice, which is punishment for the poor and free pass for the rich. Unlike yesterday's blog, Nationwide, the highest execution rates continue to track the highest murder rates. I'm sure at least 85 innoncent people have been executed in the South.

(As of 9/21/06)
2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
6.6 6.6 6.9 6.8 6.7
South EXECUTIONS 856
5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5
West EXECUTIONS 66
4.9 4.7 4.9 5.1 5.3
Midwest EXECUTIONS 121
4.4 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2
Northeast EXECUTIONS 4

NATIONAL RATE
5.6 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.6

The bottom line is executions, which invariably cost more than a "life in prison sentence", have done nothing to make the region a safer place. Instead executions are used to promote the earnings and political agenda of Southern racist bigots appeasing their racist bigot mobs.

Instead executions are used to promote the earnings and political agenda of Southern racist bigots appeasing their racist bigot mobs.


How in the heck do you equate support of the death penalty with racist bigotry?

"How in the heck do you equate support of the death penalty with racist bigotry?"

As long as the death penalty is meted out as inequitably as it is, supporting it surely IS tantamount to bigotry.

In that outstanding recent Dutch movie potboiler "Black Book" they execute a good Nazi for no very good reason as the Canadians stand uselessly by.

In that same flick the Nazi insists that "we're liberating Europe and defending it from terrorism ." Sound familiar? herm

When I ask "how could anyone in their right mind kill a child , 3 months old no less ?" , I have to remember that there are doctors who have taken the Hypocratical oath that don't mind plunging a suringe into the skull of a full term baby to suck it's brains out during the procedure of murder commonly referred to as "partial birth" abortion .
You would think that the loving expecting mother would have made arrangements to have the child adopted .
It seems the only time doctors use the oath anymore is when it is a matter of convenience for them .
I would like to believe this women made a serious error in judgement , after accidently dropping the child . She must be going through hell , God forgive her !

A procedure used to save the life of the mother. Unless you think the unborn is more important than a woman?

This chick needs to say that she killed the baby because she thought it was possesed by the Devil. She'd be at home swillingn Lone Star inside of a week.

After all, this is Texas. They never prosecute the murderers of possesed children, just ask Andrea Yates.