An Oklahoma jury has once again handed down a sentence of "death" for a convicted murderer. Ricky Malone, of Duncan, will eventually be executed for the death of State Trooper Nikky Green. I don't know how to add a story link to this blog so if you want to read the news article go to www.newsok.com (oh wait, maybe the link is there now) and you'll see the whole deal.
Now, I didn't know Nik Green but I knew of him. He was killed on Dec 26, 2004, near my hometown of Walters. There's no doubt that Ricky Malone did it & the whole murder was caught on the dash-cam of the troopers vehicle. Many people in Walters knew Nik and he was well respected. Trooper Green was young, had a family, and [obviously] didn't deserve to die. But, I don't believe Ricky Malone deserves to die either. I have always been against the death penalty and it distresses me how often this verdict is handed down. Oklahoma and Texas seem to be battling for the title of "most killed" in executions and frankly it disgusts me how each state brags about who's done it more. I'm NOT saying that the murderer should be set free and I'm not denying his guilt. However, execution is such a hypocritical solution. Don't give me that "eye for an eye" bull. I don't see my state changing it's stance anytime soon but you can bet I'll be out there protesting at the next execution. And we call ourselves a civilized nation...............
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Too bad some kind of supreme being didn’t issue a rule, or “commandment” if you will, that said something like “Thou shalt not kill.” He did? Well, then too bad that most of the people that live in your state don’t worship that being. They say they do? Huh. I'm just going to back away slowly now.
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