Hum Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 ALBANY, Georgia (AP) -- The only woman ever executed in Georgia's electric chair is being granted a posthumous pardon, 60 years after the black maid was put to death for killing a white man she claimed held her in slavery and threatened her life. :huh: The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles has decided to pardon Lena Baker and plans to present a proclamation to her descendants at its August 30 meeting in Atlanta, board spokeswoman Scheree Lipscomb said Monday. The board did not find Baker innocent of the crime, Lipscomb said. Members instead found the decision to deny her clemency in 1945 "was a grievous error, as this case called out for mercy," Lipscomb said. Baker was sentenced to die following a one-day trial before an all-white, all-male jury in Georgia. more: http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/08/15/maid.pardon.ap/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkishdelight Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Society was so unfair back then :no: Then again, it still is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I have no words to express what's going on in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Baker was sentenced to die following a one-day trial before an all-white, all-male jury in Georgia. Ouchies :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 60 Years, too damn late !!! And put her in front of an all-white, all-male jury..... I see how THAT is fair :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruBD Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 thats the US justice system for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedorpheux Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 (edited) Society was so unfair back then :no:Then again, it still is. 586382978[/snapback] well, i'd like to think that it is at least slightly less unfair.....at least in that sense... of course, with technology, we've found many new ways to be unfair :rolleyes: Edited August 16, 2005 by Fedorpheux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin Xie Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 That's just unfair. Putting a BLACK WOMAN in front of an all WHITE, all MALE jury. Oh sure. That's fair :rolleyes: :no: . Celebrate her now after 60 years? TOO LATE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted August 16, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 16, 2005 thats the US justice system for ya. 586386835[/snapback] Yeah.... 60 years ago.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted August 16, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 16, 2005 That's just unfair. Putting a BLACK WOMAN in front of an all WHITE, all MALE jury. Oh sure. That's fair :rolleyes: :no: . Celebrate her now after 60 years? TOO LATE! 586386971[/snapback] By that line of thinking there is no point in the usa condemning the armenian genocide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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