Comments on: Deciding Against Death http://news.deafqueer.org/2007/04/20/deciding-against-death/ Fri, 14 May 2010 00:43:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Capital Defense Weekly http://news.deafqueer.org/2007/04/20/deciding-against-death/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Capital Defense Weekly Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:48:45 +0000 http://news.deafqueer.org/2007/04/20/deciding-against-death/#comment-825 [...] “Woods has asked the judge to block his execution and his attorneys have asked state officials to explain why the dosage has been changed and whether they have evidence to back up its effectiveness.” Press accounts note that an all white jury has decided not to kill Daphne VanderGeisen, a deaf, black lesbian woman convicted of the murder of an alleged rival. DQN notes: “That’s probably one of the most difficult things I’ve, as a person, you never think you’re going to be the one that convicts someone of first-degree murder. Premeditated murder. You just don’t want to say that to another human being,” Van Zanten says. “I think that brought her to a level that we had not seen before,” Dolan says. “And it brought more of a humanization to her rather than looking at her like some sort of a monster.” But the jury’s job wasn’t done yet. They still had the penalty phase of the trial, which began with Darlene VanderGiesen’s parents sharing how their daughter’s murder affects them. “I don’t think there was anyone in that courtroom who wasn’t brought to tears,” Kirkus says.  “Listening to the VanderGiesens actually took a weight off the jury’s shoulders. The couple from Rock Valley seemed so genuine. So forgiving.” “You didn’t feel any hatred. They just miss their daughter. And that helped us in deliberation.  Because we weren’t trying to vindicate Darlene by punishing Daphne. Because we knew the VanderGiesens didn’t want that,” Frost-Elshami says. “What John Q. Public thinks doesn’t matter that much to me,” Nelson says. “In the end, I wanted to make sure Darlene’s parents supported what we decided as well. They meant more to what I think than anybody.” [...] [...] “Woods has asked the judge to block his execution and his attorneys have asked state officials to explain why the dosage has been changed and whether they have evidence to back up its effectiveness.” Press accounts note that an all white jury has decided not to kill Daphne VanderGeisen, a deaf, black lesbian woman convicted of the murder of an alleged rival. DQN notes: “That’s probably one of the most difficult things I’ve, as a person, you never think you’re going to be the one that convicts someone of first-degree murder. Premeditated murder. You just don’t want to say that to another human being,” Van Zanten says. “I think that brought her to a level that we had not seen before,” Dolan says. “And it brought more of a humanization to her rather than looking at her like some sort of a monster.” But the jury’s job wasn’t done yet. They still had the penalty phase of the trial, which began with Darlene VanderGiesen’s parents sharing how their daughter’s murder affects them. “I don’t think there was anyone in that courtroom who wasn’t brought to tears,” Kirkus says.  “Listening to the VanderGiesens actually took a weight off the jury’s shoulders. The couple from Rock Valley seemed so genuine. So forgiving.” “You didn’t feel any hatred. They just miss their daughter. And that helped us in deliberation.  Because we weren’t trying to vindicate Darlene by punishing Daphne. Because we knew the VanderGiesens didn’t want that,” Frost-Elshami says. “What John Q. Public thinks doesn’t matter that much to me,” Nelson says. “In the end, I wanted to make sure Darlene’s parents supported what we decided as well. They meant more to what I think than anybody.” [...]

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]]> By: bettelou http://news.deafqueer.org/2007/04/20/deciding-against-death/comment-page-1/#comment-813 bettelou Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:43:00 +0000 http://news.deafqueer.org/2007/04/20/deciding-against-death/#comment-813 I am glad to hear abt that good she put rest of life til she dead in prision so she will suffer from jail....but sadly the lady never come back from dead murder.....also I am glad that Sallie Collions feel safe to be here without Wright....Hope Sallie will be new life and happy ones.....I miss her too.....love bettelou james I am glad to hear abt that good she put rest of life til she dead in prision so she will suffer from jail….but sadly the lady never come back from dead murder…..also I am glad that Sallie Collions feel safe to be here without Wright….Hope Sallie will be new life and happy ones…..I miss her too…..love bettelou james

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