DEATH WATCH

The execution of Karla Fay Tucker

The State of Texas executed Karla Fay Tucker on February 3, 1998. Tucker became the first woman executed in Texas since the Civil War. This brought out a small army of protesters on both sides of the Death Penalty issue and, of course, a large media camp.

Whether or not Tucker’s execution was justified is not for me to say. Her crime was vicious and heartless. Whether or not she still posed a threat to society, no one can answer for sure.
David Atwood carries a large Picture of Tucker

I will say the five or six hundred protesters who celebrated loudly upon hearing the sentence had been carried out reaffirmed my faith the human race is regressing. I am not objecting to their position on the death penalty. We would do the same courtesy for a rabid dog. I object to the back slapping, cheering and spontaneous rendition of the Star Spangled Banner that took place upon the official announcement. Nobody celebrates when a rabid dog is put down.

It is my opinion none of those people has watched anyone die. Those who have witnessed death first hand understand. Those who have not, cannot and hopefully will never have to. Don’t take my word for it, look at the pictures and make up your own mind.
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Young Republicans in favor of Fay's execution.

A contingent of Young Republicans showed up to support Fay’s Execution. As a person with very conservative ideals, I kind of wish they would have left their banner at the college.
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COVERING AN EXECUTION

This page shows some of the people and equipment that made sure news of the execution was delivered around the world in an instant. Without these people none of us would get any news in any form.
man representing the Freedom from Religion organization. Another man representing the Freedom from Religion organization. A protestor objecting to Karla's conversion to religion being considered.

Many on lookers scoffed at Karla Fay Tucker’s conversion to Christianity. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (representatives pictured left and center) were especially vocal. In fact some of

the FFRF folks provided comic relief for the day when they entered into a debate with an evangelistic preacher. The debate got so loud that prison guards felt the need to come out and separate them.
The early afternoon pre-execution crowd. Laura Adams with protest sign.

By late afternoon, several hundred protesters on both sides of the issue took up positions on the public side of the barricades. By execution time the crowd swelled to over 1700.

Laura Adams, a student at Sam Houston University expressed one of the more blood thirsty thoughts offered that day.
Samuel Adams with Amnesty International.

Samuel Jordan with Amnesty International speaks out against the execution.
Bianca Jagger Gives an interview to the BBC.

Bianca Jagger, active with Amnesty International, gives an interview with the British Broadcasting Company in front of the Huntsville, Texas Walls Unit Prison.
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