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Cameron Todd Willingham’s story is sad and tragic and true, and it’s a great thing that there is more and more media coverage of how this innocent man was executed by the State of Texas.
Hopefully, the travesty of justice in the Cameron Todd Willingham case will remind us all that there are real people…
The role of state governors cannot be underestimated in any death penalty case: this one man or woman has the ability to save a life by commuting a death sentence to one of life imprisonment. Rick Perry has been known to exercise this power and commute death sentences in the past, but not this week.…
Later this month, a new reality-TV show will begin to air on the Discovery channel, called “Dallas DNA.” Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins is supportive of this new show; he’s quoted in USA Today as saying it ” ‘…makes justice better by showing the good, the bad and the ugly.’ ” Meanwhile, the chief counsel to the Innocence Project of Texas, Jeff Blackburn, is quoted as believing that the show exists merely to boost Watkins’ political career.
What is “Dallas DNA”?
The show itself focuses upon the use of DNA testing to discover individuals wrongfully convicted, particularly those on death row. Law students working with the Innocence Project of Texas, and presumably those working with District Attorney Watkins, will be the series’ new reality stars. Their work will be filmed and televised for a profit.
Remember, this is a reality TV show. As is “Survivor,” “Amazing Race,” and “Dancing With the Stars.”
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