Private Ronald A. Gray Sentenced to Death by President Bush
In 1951, the military justice code passed a new law stating anyone who had been convicted and sentence to death must be signed off by a president. Not many presidents have wanted to take on the responsibility of putting a man to death like President Bush is doing with Ronald Gray.
When a president takes on the responsibility of putting a military official to death, it is on a more personal matter since he holds the decision on whether or not this person lives or dies.
There are still many waiting behind the walls of a military prison for the decision of a president to seal their fate.
My dad works as a correctional officer in a state prison, and I have learned that a prisoner remains on death row up until his death because there are many procedures that must be followed. Procedures such as appeals being accepted or denied can keep a prisoner in prison longer.
Many have asked if a death sentence is really justice, and I have to say that I truly feel sorry for the families involved. President Bush has already become ridiculed for making the decision to end the life of Private Ronald Gray. President Bush was in doubt thinking about the families and the tragedy that was suffered do to the acts that Private Ronald Gray had engaged in. The crimes that were committed by Private Ronald Gray have been called torture, hideous, cruel, and other things.
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Post a CommentInteresting article- I hadn't heard about this previously....
gray has done nothing but harrass the staff at the DB. while i was stationed there, gray did everything in his power to ensure the gaurds were miserable. ive been out 5 years now, but i still talk to a few people who work there, and they all say gray hasnt changed. he sexually assualts the females, and harrasses the males. i say good riddins!
Good reporting, missed this one in the "mainstream" press.
Generally I am opposed to the death penalty, and it is sad for the family, but sometimes it is just punishment. Good report.
this man has been executed for over 20 years, sitting in a cell not knowing if or when he will die. taking of his life now is not for closure for the family or justice, closure and justice came on the day he was sentenced......at this point in time execution eases his pain and suffering, do you think he welcomes death at this point.....yes he does....
Finally, the Decider has finally made a decision that makes sense. But, then, it wasn't too difficult for him, considering his death penalty record in Texas. Still, this guy deserves it.
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I agree with Lauren.
I think after what that guy did he should be forced to sit in jail and rot.