Sunil writes:<br><br><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">"I for one don't think we should take state spokespeople at their word."</span><br><br>Exactly.<br><br>Nor city, county, or federal spokespersons. That's why a vigilant press is very necessary. And it is not only government agencies that need careful watching. Private organizations and individuals lie and cause great harm also.<br>
<br>w.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 5:22 PM, Sunil Ramalingam <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sunilramalingam@hotmail.com" target="_blank">sunilramalingam@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I don['t believe this lawsuit has a single thing to do with televising executions. Nothing.<div><br></div><div>It has to do with the press being able to view the government's taking of life. The states that kill people by lethal injection claim that it is humane.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Do we take them at their word? Or does someone from the press watch, in order to see if the state is telling the truth?</div><div><br></div><div>I for one don't think we should take state spokespeople at their word. These killings should not be shrouded in secrecy. We should be able to know what is going on when the state takes a life.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Sunil<br><br><div><div></div><hr>From: <a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank">thansen@moscow.com</a><br>Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:50:38 -0700<br>To: <a href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com" target="_blank">lfalen@turbonet.com</a><br>
CC: <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Court sides with AP, news groups over execution<br><br><div>Roger Falen suggests:</div><div><br></div><div>
"<span style="font-size:medium">I think that there is a constitutional right for the public and the press to view executions, but I don't know why anyone would want to."</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium">And if the prisoner's wife and/or children do not want the execution televised, what then?</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium">Question, Mr. Falen: Where in the Constitution does it stipulate the "right for the public and the press to view executions"?<br>
</span><br><div>Seeya round town, Moscow.</div><div><br></div><div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Moscow, Idaho</div><div><br></div><div>"If not us, who?</div><div>If not now, when?"</div><div><br></div><div>- Unknown</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Jun 10, 2012, at 14:41, lfalen <<a href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com" target="_blank">lfalen@turbonet.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote>I think that there is a constitutional right for the public and the press to view executions, but I don't know why anyone would want to.</blockquote>
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