tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604463807371446221.post1426141049095486903..comments2024-03-24T02:22:29.512-07:00Comments on Lethal Injection: Binding legal obligations under the Vienna Convention on Consular Affairs.sisselnorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530803973645146325noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604463807371446221.post-1712022755920364862008-08-03T11:56:00.000-07:002008-08-03T11:56:00.000-07:00I am truly hoping that Texas Governor Perry listen...I am truly hoping that Texas Governor Perry listens to the American people and not just the Texans' opinions. People need to understand the consequences that executing Jose Medelling will bring the American people who travel abroad. Medellin's lawyers are asking for a 240-day reprieve, so why can't we honor that? If we did not inform him of his right to Mexican consulate than ultimately, that is our mistake. I understand that he did not tell the authorities that he was a Mexican National, however, he was barely 18! How many 18-year-olds do you know who know the law inside and out and know what information could have a negative impact on one's case? I'm 29, and a first semester Criminal Justice student, I have already learned about American laws that I had no idea existed. Even right now, if I committed the same act as Jose, I wouldn't know, from a legal standpoint, what exactly my rights are, unless someone would tell me. I am not trying to downplay his crime, but killing him on Tuesday will not bring those two girls back, but it WILL bring a whole new set of problems to the American people as a whole. GRANT JOSE MEDELLIN A STAY, GOVERNOR PERRY! It's a simple decision, we are obligated as a country to uphold to our word and legal bindings, Texas should not be allowed to pick which obligations, that the US signed in to, that they want to follow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com