The Supreme Court blocked the execution of John Henry Ramirez after they claimed the state of Texas was violating violating his religious freedom by not letting his pastor pray with him in the death chamber. NBC's Pete Williams has details.
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So….if a stupid guy asks for a satanic prayer preacher before his death ☠️ would you give it to him
@Censorship Is real Some videos are accurate. More accurate are unedited ones.
You are stupid if you don’t understand that.
Or a troll spouting treason, Your pick.
Freedom of religion and freedom from.
@J Barnhart I checked his sources , it not surprising he drank a tall glass of STFU .
@Kevin King if it’s in their own words and saying their own words. What don’t you understand about that?
According to the rights granted by the Constitution…. yes, you would give him his Satanic prayers. It applies to ALL religions… not just yours.
Texistan really hates the Constitution.
@The Pursuit Of Happiness lmao Mexico will finally pay for the wall. They made the abortion ban unconstitutional
@Shu Shus they do NOT even come close with TX and Fl killing everyone off with covid
@Shu Shus “Themselfs”
*genius*
That is due to most of them being inbred evangelist.
It’s a man’s state.
The clerk that he killed whilst on a drug binge… yeah his/her family wants to lay hands on him too
They may actually be religious and/or have forgiven him. They may be more civilized than what passes for a government in Texas.
Big fact
@Andreas Klostermann Or he may have just coldly killed the Clerk.
Cold Blooded Murder deserves more than “I forgive You.”
What is the Civilized Response to Murder? You won’t last long with “I Forgive you.”
This is where the State Steps in, like it or not. No forgiving murder by States.
SCOTUS is messing up the line between church and state, and more specifically the “christian” church. (They are christians anymore in the far right.)
Just another vague claim with no substance or specifics.
That was done away with in 1963.
Wow! A man after killing has more rights in Texas and sentenced to die has more rights than any women in Texas. I have got that right yes?
As absurd as this is you are quite correct in your assessment 🙂 Zoe , Canadian neighbor
@John Dodge the point of execution, as per the government and courts, is not for violent retribution. That in fact would be a crime against humanity and violate many international laws/treaties. It is supposed to be to protect the public from someone who is beyond redemption. It’s also supposed to be carried out in a “civilized” manner.
@EZ Coach Okay. Thanks for the info.
@EZ Coach Like Napalm is civilized and a flame thrower is uncivilized in warfare?
Those kind of stated civilized rules for ending a human life? Got it. 👍
@John Dodge this is a civilian prisoner, and not an enemy soldier in combat. You’re comparing apples to aardvarks. And FYI, napalm and flamethrower are both acceptable under the Geneva convention, but never against concentrations of civilians.
“Pray and Lay Hands on him”. I guess in the 21st Century we still live in Ancient Times!
Opinions are like a$$holes. Everyone has one.
Did that convenience store clerk get the same treatment before violently being stabbed to death?
Texas the prolife state , lol.
Uhhhh ya. Pro innocent life. You brilliant lefties always seem to miss that aspect. You know… innocent unborn babies… other innocent victims of murder. Y’all ain’t real bright but at least you all have that in common en? 👌
Mo mo mo morrron
The happy part is that this murder will still be put to death. He just gets to wait for his preacher. Then, he’ll die.
Did he care about his victims rights?
Ah, so rights are only valid if you approve of them? Got it so now I want to see your face when the government takes your rights away.
Did that convenience store clerk Ramirez murdered have the comfort of his clergyman talking him through getting stabbed to death? In Texas, the murderer has more rights than the victim.
Praying is to late. You killed someone who can’t pray for himself.
No, it’s not too late to pray. He can do that. What he can’t do is escape justice. Life for life
The Supreme Court: Where a death row inmate in Texas has more rights than all the women in Texas.
Who is denying the women of Texas an opportunity to pray with their pastors?
God must live in prison. So many killers find him there.
😂😂😂👍
🤣
The people he killed didn’t have their pastor pray with them before he killed them
He should of started praying a long time ago.
So what about the person he killed did he have his pastor there to hold his hand as he was being murdered? On,y in Texas! Should the punishment fit the crime?
Did he give the person time to pray before he killed him? Of course not, the coward just wants to prolong his own death.
There is a reason why we have the separation of Church and State. This man is demanding more tax-dollars be spent on his last wishes, but maybe the request should be passed by the family of the victim first: considering that’s who the real victim is. In my opinion: we should bring back the firing squad for monsters like this.
Big deal, let the guy have his “whatever” while he is being murdered.