S.D. jury deliberating first female death penalty case

Associated Press ^ | 19 Aapr 07 | By CARSON WALKER Associated Press Writer

[rellimpank]

Jurors in South Dakota's first capital punishment case with a female defendant were deciding Wednesday whether to sentence her to life in prison or death by lethal injection.

The same 11 women and one man earlier convicted Daphne Wright, 43, of kidnapping and murdering Darlene VanderGiesen, 42, another deaf woman from Sioux Falls, in February 2006.

[rellimpank]

--there is some gallows humor in this--

[rellimpank]

—and in the write-up here, (toward the end)—

—http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110009961

[Vigilanteman]

Reading 3/4th of the way through the story I thought this was a gallows bird for sure. Then there was this little gem:

Nelson told jurors their verdict will be just if they treat both women equally. VanderGiesen was white and heterosexual. Wright is black and homosexual.

I had to read the article again to figure out who was the victim and who was the perp. Wright is still a gallows bird, but it is likely she will get a pass by reason of membership in three favored groups.

[mtbopfuyn]

What difference should it make which sex did the crime?

[DogBarkTree]

Id didnt make any difference to W.

[GATOR NAVY]

A deaf black lesbian...she's a PC trifecta!

[faq]

The chainsaw wielding deaf lesbian got life in prison.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18180658/

[nickcarraway]

George Bush was the Governor of the state of Texas, and merely administrating the will of the people of Texas. The execution of Tucker was not due to him, one way or the other.

[mtbopfuyn]

Good riddance.

[llevrok]

Yet another reason to support the equal rights amendment (/sarc)

[Xenalyte]

Hey, if she’s man enough to kill someone, she’s man enough to die for so doing.

[Joe 6-pack]

Imus should have held his tongue another two weeks. I’m pretty sure he could’ve got away with this one.

[Xenalyte]

Talk about a target-rich environment . . .

[Joe 6-pack]

"Talk about a target-rich environment . . ."

I've always felt that way about women's prisons...;-)

[mdefranc]

That cuts it! I’ll never buy from or vacation in South Dakota again, unless, of course, I’m a deaf black lesbian. Gonna be tough.

[mdefranc]

“Jurors.... 11 women and one man....” - from the article.

Also, proof positive that the Nineteenth Amendment is responsible for the decline of Western Civilization.

[DogBarkTree]

They went thru every possible appeal. It eventually went back to W’s desk and he of course did the right thing. I’ll never forget the statement he made a short while before her execution. It was the first day I hoped he would run for president.