Should the state execute Ernest Lee Johnson?

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564 Votes

Should the state execute Ernest Lee Johnson?

80%

Yes Yes

20%

No No

80%

Yes

A jury convicted Johnson in 1994 of the murders of three people at a Columbia convenience store. The murder weapon was a claw hammer.

A jury convicted Johnson in 1994 of the murders of three people at a Columbia convenience store. The murder weapon was a claw hammer. Show Less

5 Comments

Connie Sullivan

Enough is enough.

Donna Welborn-Dicus

This was not a passive murder (shooting), he actively beat these three victims to death with a HAMMER.

Max

This man beat the victims with a hammer, with such savagery that the initial investigation, it was thought that they had been shot in their faces with a large shotgun. He should have been put down many years ago.

Will Mason

It is time to stop wasting money on this fool. He should have been executed years ago.

N A

the death penalty is actually far more expensive than a system that utilizes life in prison

Chris Hill

Against the death penalty in general, but then there are cases like this one.

20%

No

Death penalty foes are trying to get the governor to spare Johnson after other legal efforts failed to get him off death row. They say Johnson is intellectually disabled.

Death penalty foes are trying to get the governor to spare Johnson after other legal efforts failed to get him off death row. They say Johnson is intellectually disabled. Show Less

3 Comments

N A

regardless of your stance on the death penalty, the supreme court clearly established in 2002 that it is considered "cruel and unusual punishment" to execute someone with a mental disability. Johnson repeatedly scored below the comprehension level of a 5 yr old on disability tests.

Christopher Watson

Two wrongs don't make a right, it's NOT justice, it's revenge, that is evil. Makes you no better than the Perp.

N A

in response to max de young: 1. no one was advocating this man ever be freed from prison 2. the death penalty is proven to not reduce the amount of violent crimes in a country

Max

But it will prevent another wrong, and that may save an undetermined amount of lives.

Letitia DenHartog

There is no way of knowing whether he understood what he was doing when he killed the people.

Max

I'm pretty certain the people he beat to death also failed to understand him too.

What do you think about the United States' economic outlook?

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260 Votes

What do you think about the United States' economic outlook?

33%

Looks good Looks good

67%

I'm not very confident I'm not very confident

33%

Looks good

3 Comments

Max

For workers it is sound. For those on welfare it could be a problem. Things are about to change.

Fat Guy Outdoors

Well my uneducated self who is debt free, doesn't live outside my means, retired before 50 will be just fine regardless what happens. No you educated, debt ridden, living off the government's charity..... well you yourself are to blame. Be accountable for your life and actions.

Fred

When the debt finally becomes unsustainable ... which isn't that far off ... the solution historically is to monetize the debt, leading to hyperinflation. Read up on it ... you will not be immune.

Zaos Gonzolez

The "dollar" is not real. The economy is the labor the people provide.

67%

I'm not very confident

1 Comments

Fred

We're headed for a train wreck.

Should the Tigers be ranked higher than No. 25 after beating Kansas?

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196 Votes

Should the Tigers be ranked higher than No. 25 after beating Kansas?

40%

Yes Yes

60%

No No

40%

Yes

1 Comment

Ashley Chase

Because Kansas is a better program. KU used to be bad but Coach Lance Leipold has made KU better.

Max

Kansas is not even ranked.

60%

No

4 Comments

Eric Smith

Going to say it's about right for this point in the season. They can move up as they keep winning games.

Fat Guy Outdoors

They beat an unranked Kansas team. Take it easy, it was a great win but it was Kansas. Do that to a top 25 team now. Great game though was a great experience.

Randy Davis

The tigers are overrated as it is.

JIC CoMo

It just depends on how the other teams done in the league. That is how teams should be ranked.

ABC 17 News

Should the state execute Ernest Lee Johnson?

80% Yes Yes

20% No No

80% Yes

20% No

What do you think about the United States' economic outlook?

33% Looks good Looks good

67% I'm not very confident I'm not very confident

33% Looks good

67% I'm not very confident

Should the Tigers be ranked higher than No. 25 after beating Kansas?

40% Yes Yes

60% No No

40% Yes

60% No

80%

Yes Yes

20%

No No

80%

Yes

20%

No

33%

Looks good Looks good

67%

I'm not very confident I'm not very confident

33%

Looks good

67%

I'm not very confident

40%

Yes Yes

60%

No No

40%

Yes

60%

No