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New execution figure chilling says Richey



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KENNY Richey today described an Amnesty International league table on execution around the world as "chilling".
The human rights group claims an estimated 374 people will be executed in China during the Olympic Games. China used capital punishment 470 times last year – but campaigners believe the true figure may be 8000.

Amnesty's UK director Kate Allen said: "As the world's biggest executioner, China gets the 'gold medal' for global executions."

She called on Olympic athletes and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to press for greater openness about executions by the host country.

In total, there were 1250 people executed worldwide last year, down from 1591 in 2006.

Iran executed at least 317 people, up from 177, and Saudi Arabia executed at least 143, up from 39. Executions in the United States dropped to 42 in 2007, the lowest since 1994.

Richey, who spent more than 20 years protesting his innocence on death row in the US, said: "These numbers are chilling. Having been on death row I can guarantee that there's a human tragedy behind every one of these statistics."





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  • Last Updated: 15 April 2008 10:06 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Kenny Richey
 
1

Fortunado,

15/04/2008 11:40:19
Thus Iran executes 4.53 persons per million of its population, while China executes 0.348 persons per million of their population. Tragically Iran executes 13 times as many compared to China taking into consideration their respective populations of approximately 70 and 1350 millions respectively.
2

Mashimaro,

China 15/04/2008 12:02:26
You should look at the figures for Taiwan and Singapore. Of course they are not mentioned here because they are allies of the UKUS. Nice one boys, demonise China again.

IT'S THE OIL, STUPID
3

Wee Keef,

15/04/2008 12:26:40
Yes the figures are terrible.

But I am also concerned that the EEN now seems to have Kenny Ritchie in line to be its spokesperson on human rights issues.

That's Desmond Tutu out of a job then.
4

Let's have the truth,

Queensland 15/04/2008 12:27:31
Any administration that finds it necessary to duplicate the actions of those they execute is as guilty, regardless of numbers.
5

Proximaking,

Dundee 15/04/2008 12:45:08
What was that line from "Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy" about the leaders of some obscure company? "A bunch of mindless jerks who should be the first up against the wall when the revolution comes", sounds just like our world leadership class. Of course it turned out when a book fell back through a wormhole in space they HAD been the first up against the wall when the revolution came. It is long past time we meted out to these "leaders" what they mete out to us. All over the world it is the poor who are subjected to these laws, the rich are remarkably law abiding or of course a Philipino maid can always be framed for the crime in their place.
6

Mashimaro,

China 15/04/2008 12:55:44
The US spin doctors are hard at work, pumping lies into the west, gathering the numpties who want to see another Iraq, cos they did so well on the first one.
7

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15/04/2008 12:56:37
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Horsa,

West Midlands 15/04/2008 13:23:11
The trouble is, nobody knows how many people are being executed in China, that figure is classified as a state secret.

Singapore and Taiwans record should have been mentioned, but that doesn't mean China has no case to answer.
9

Mashimaro,

China 15/04/2008 13:35:32
Horsa, the figures are not top secret, they have been given. Of course no one believes them. What can you? damned if you do, damned if you don't.
China doesn't have any "case to answer". It is a sovreign state that makes its own laws and its own rules. Let's see you prosecute Saudi Arabia then... and you wont because they have yer oil. Neh?
10

Mashimaro,

China 15/04/2008 14:39:37
#10 It is the UKUS's deepest ambition to smash China. It has been so ever since China turned communist and the English lost their power. To quote that best beloved British statesman, Winston Churchill, "Communism should be strangled at birth."
The best place to smash China is in Tibet. In fact it's the only place to smash China as Mongolia - the other "country" is buffeted by Russia.
Ever since China took back Tibet, the US has carried out a black war, funding and training fighters, funding the Tibetan human rights associations, supporting the Nazi-loving Dalai Lama.
Since the 2001 invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, the UKUS has a military presence on China's Western frontier, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The U.S. is intent upon establishing permanent military bases in Afghanistan, which occupies a strategic position bordering on the former Soviet republics, China and Iran.

11

carrottop,

Dumfries 15/04/2008 14:46:04
Richey minor celebrity status already, what next a reality show?
12

Mashimaro,

China 15/04/2008 14:50:06
#10 As China becomes more stable and economically strong - along with Russia - the UKUS has stridently criticised both in the press.
You'll notice how ever since China has been in the rich oil fields of Sudan the Darfur crisis suddenly erupted and now everyone thinks China should "do something about it". That China has sent peacekeepers into Darfur is seldom mentioned in the firmly controlled western media. Suddenly Darfur is all china's fault.
He who controls the oil controls the world, so everything is being done to shut down china's oil resources.
Hence the pressure on Tibet as Tibet has a huge oil field just waiting to be tapped. Thus they continue to bring up issues like human rights in an inflammatory way, they orchestrate the riots in Tibet and immediately the controlled western press spreads the lies about their being a crackdown and showing false pictures to impess upon westerners how bad China is.
If they get Tibet from China the UKUS will control China because, besides the oil, seven of china's major rivers rise in Tibet.
That's 1.3 billion people just handed over to the UKUS empire, ready to be pushed back into famine and drought and the imperialist's say so.
That is why "IT'S THE OIL, STUPID"
13

carrottop,

Dumfries 15/04/2008 15:27:03
13# Which section of the Chinese embassy do you work in and what is your excuse for the Chinese 'educated' Mugabe in Zimbabwe?
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15/04/2008 17:59:04
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Biker,

Ayr 15/04/2008 18:57:26
So at last Mashimaro comes clean. He says its all about the oil and nothing to do with Human rights and even contradicts himself on the figures executed. Not too long ago my friend you told us that the figures were unknown and yet now you say yes they are.
Darfur. Yeah China is making a good job of peacekeeping in the region. Standing by and hoping to pick up oil revenues. According to Mashimaro and his band of mouthpieces, China is the only country in step and the rest are guided by untruths and lies.
Fortunado it seems a bit of a dicrepancy, but when you consider that China executes more people than the rest of the world put together, it kinda makes mockery of the percentages.
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15/04/2008 19:16:11
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Biker,

Ayr 15/04/2008 19:21:36
Blackbeard. Where anywhere has Mr Richey actually admitted to setting the fire. Can you point me to a post somewhere.
Otherwise your post is a crock of cr@p
18

BenTen,

15/04/2008 19:40:07
Capital punishment is probably the "least heinous" crime committed in the name of the CCP...... Actually when you consider their negligence and corruption kills thousands of miners every year - the numbers killed for criminal activity pales in significance. Mind you there are over 200 statutes under Chinese law for which the deathe penalty is applicable so they have plenty to choose from.
19

Black Beard,

15/04/2008 19:57:38
Kenny Richey plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter in December 2007. Now why on Earth would he have done that unless he was guilty? Oh yeah, couldn't risk being found guilty of baby killing again.

Good job of taking the side of a convicted baby killer Biker. Just keep overlooking that charred little body.

Remember that most of the people who took Richey's side couldn't care less about the facts of the case or what really happened. They are crusaders who will and do join the side of every convicted murderer, thug, and scumball who finds himself on death row. They have an agenda and it IS NOT justice for victims.

What you need to remember Biker is that Richey WAS found guilty and he was NEVER found not guilty. Never. He was never found innocent, and, when given the opportunity to prove his innocence, he refused and took a deal.

Remember that a not guilty would have been worth a million dollars to Richey.

So, I stand by all I said before and anytime a grown man burns a little girl to death expect me on the side of that child.
20

Biker,

Ayr 15/04/2008 20:26:25
Blackbeard. Scemantics dear boy scemantics. As from a previous post where you spouted the same cr@p, Mr Ritchey pled no contest to recieve his freedom. Either that or go back to jail untill the trial date was fixed. You know this as well as I do but continue to post falsities. As I perviously have stated, 2 of the investigating police officers are currently being investigated for false reporting during the investigation. Why do you suppose the death penalty was removed in favour of life prior to the latest court case where he was released. I should be carefull of your accusations.
Very poetic though all this talk of burned bodies, but it does your case no favours to keep attempting to colour the actual issues.
As I have asked. Show me where Kenny Richey actauly said it was him who set the fire. Bet you cant.
21

Black Beard,

15/04/2008 20:43:51
I'll assume you mean semantics. This isn't a spelling bee, so I'll leave it at that.

I have posted no falsehoods.

Being investigated doesn't mean much. All it takes to start an investigation is an allegation. The allegation also needs little to no substance.

I'm not sure why the death penalty was taken off the table, but I believe it has to do with all the millions it's cost to try to bring this admitted child killer to justice. All the appeals and legal wrangling by the Anti Capital Punishment crowd are expensive.

I'd sooner expect a snake to fly than the truth from Kenny Richey. Mainly because he has no incentive to be honest. Part of living in a free society with due process is that we can't be forced to testify against ourselves so it surprises me not at all that he hasn't admitted to starting the fire.

The time between the second trial and the first was really to Richey's advantage. Elapsed time, lost evidence, missing witnesses all played into the defense's hands. The real question is why he didn't want to return to court.


22

Carolyn 1,

15/04/2008 22:56:17
I agree one hundred percent with Black Beard. Richey got away with murder of a child, instead of a death sentence he got 20 years. 20 years is not long enough for premeditation.
It's just not right. Period.
Aside from the decisions and ruling on issues by the Bench in the Appeals case, what convinced me of Richey's guilt was the pour pattern of the accellerant in the concrete floor of the living room. That is evidence that cannot be argued away.
He did it. He premeditated the fire in revenge.

It makes me ill when ever I think about the slimy bast*rd getting $1,000,000 for a book and movie deal.
23

Mashimaro,

15/04/2008 23:57:04
#14 Chinese educated? Mugabe went to Fort Hare uni, didn't he? What's your excuse for putting him in power then? Being hollowed out by your own whining human rights people? You crumbled and lost your empire. It sucks, but c'est la vie.
I don't work for any embassy. I am a journalist in China.
24

Let's have the truth,

Queensland 16/04/2008 00:59:24
#11 Mashimaro

You post:

" It is the UKUS's deepest ambition to smash China".

Now you are showing that you are as paranoid as the typical American.

A lot of what you post makes sense but this statement of yours is utter rubbish.

It may be true as far as the US is concerned but it definitely is not as far as Britain is concerned.

However it may be true as far as SOME UK citizens are concerned just as it is probably true that SOME Chinese citizens would like to smash the UK.

You lose credibility when you overreact.
25

Mashimaro,

China 16/04/2008 05:21:16
#25 What else are we supposed to believe when your press lies to you? Let us remember that since our revolution the west has been trying to topple the government. Heck, in the last days of world war two they turned thier guns on us... for years the CIA has been at work trying to destabalise Tibet and cause uprisings under the "you die, we cry" strategy, just like Iraq. If you don't believe me on this, google CIA and Dalai Lama or Tibet and NED.
We do not interfere in your countries, keep your nose out of ours.
26

Let's have the truth,

Queensland 16/04/2008 05:37:19
#26

Australia, where I am and is a western country, has a prime minister by the name of Kevin Rudd.

If you are a journalist as you claim, you should know that Mr Rudd recently visited China.

It seems you do not know much, if anything, about Mr Rudd. If after you learn something about him and you still would like him to keep his nose out of China, then you deserve everything you get.

You must remember that the majority of the populations in both Britain and Australia were AGAINST the invasion of Iraq but governments sometimes do act against the bulk of the populations' wishes.

My advice to you is to not overreact to some of the posters here who obviously know little about China and have probably never travelled further than their corner shop.
27

Mashimaro,

16/04/2008 13:19:19
#27 Of course I know who Kevin Rudd is. He can speak Putonghua, and he had a good visit. What has that got to do with what I am saying? I did not even mention him.
I think the minute Rudd starts doing anything serious about Tibet or Taiwan he would find himself shut out of China, and Australia really needs the Chinese market.
I have a lot of respect for Aussies, we have some here at work and we get on pretty well.
None of that, however, means that any country, including Australia, has any right to tell us what to do in our own country.
By the way, how is Mr Mamdou Habibe these days. I interviewed him a few years back. I wonder if Rudd will give him justice. You'll notice no Chinese attacking your people over him.
28

Let's have the truth,

Queensland 16/04/2008 13:41:06
Mashimaro

I agree with most of what you say. What I don't agree with is that the west, maybe with the exception of the US, is trying to topple the Chinese government.

Personally, I believe that China is best qualified to govern China, unlike some half-baked never been further than Sauchihall (sic) street barrack room statesmen.

29

Mashimaro,

China 16/04/2008 15:16:05
#29 Truth, I think the UK is also actively involved, but those are purely my thoughts. That the BBC could have put out such slander and such slant to their story was a huge shock. Of course they have a long past in Tibet too, and would probably see the sense of smashing China. They too went into Afghanistan, they too are in debt to China and are about to get US$200 BILLION more into debt.
30

Mashimaro,

China 17/04/2008 01:06:10
#31
China is selling weapons to the government of Sudan, not the parties doing the fighting. I would really suggest you take a look at how the US is fuelling the fighting in Somalia. You never get to hear about that, do you?

I am gobsmacked that "enlightened" people like yourself even try to justify your press' blatant lies by pointing a finger at our press. Everyone knows our press is rigged, it's a given. Your press holds itself up as a shining example of journalistic truth and freedom. What bullocks. They are duping you, the readers, by lying to you. It's kind of like catching the Pope with his hand up a little girl's skirt. It's as simple as that. They wanted to raise tensions ahead of the Olympic flame relay and the succeeded - well done, a masterly move on propaganda. You've been had, big time and now we have proven your press to be the liars that they are, much like China's press, they will never be trusted again.
31

Let's have the truth,

Queensland 17/04/2008 02:07:21
Mashimaro:

Your posts, if they are indeed read by some of the people here, should provide an education to the myriad of typically blinkered and small-minded who inhabit these threads.

Unfortunately, most of these people have been so conditioned by their upbringing and influenced by biased forces, it may take generations for them to change their cloistered mindsets.

Plese keep posting and don't think for a moment that everyone in the west suffers from the same twisted idelogies.
32

Mashimaro,

China 17/04/2008 04:16:35
Truth... I know not everyone in the west has the same twisted ideologies, but honestly to have to put right the load of lies spread by your media makes me despair. These people know nothing of the situation in Darfur, they don't now how badly they are being manipulated.
33

Let's have the truth,

Queensland 17/04/2008 14:30:59
Mashimaro:

"they don't now how badly they are being manipulated".

....You are right. Unfortunately, most people haven't the wherewithall to fathom that, no matter where they come from.

34

Biker,

Ayr 17/04/2008 19:48:21
Blackbeard. Sorry if the spelling upsets you but there you go.
You are completely and utterly wrong on all counts and it is indeed semantics.
Also very small minded.
I have a suggestion, who not print your REAL name and let the law take its course with you?
35

s?-ma´sh?n,

20/04/2008 11:23:25
Whilst I am sure the contributors mean well, there appears to be little intellect floating around these posts; mere sentiment and subjective meanderings mostly.

My point is quite simple: I am not interested in reading about this gentleman. Not another word.

This is what comes of poor breeding.
36

Black Beard,

25/05/2008 01:43:35
You are clearly mentally deficient and there's no point in debating with a fool like you.
37

Taxconx,

Krugersdorp 19/07/2008 07:23:55
s?-ma´sh?n

Just 1 word for you............. GFUS!!!!!!!!!!!
38

Taxconx,

Krugersdorp 19/07/2008 07:29:15
Instead of wasting your obviously most precious time being self-appointed, rightious jury, judge and executioner of somebody you don't know, have never met, whose shoes you will never be able to fill, get yourself a life and f.o!!!!!!!!

 

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