Today, the state of Texas want to kill a man called Vaughn Ross.
Vaughn has meant a lot to me.
I hope he is still alive tomorrow.
17 Jul
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17 Jul
Today, the state of Texas want to kill a man called Vaughn Ross.
Vaughn has meant a lot to me.
I hope he is still alive tomorrow.
lazylauramaisey 
Posted by Maggie O'C on July 17, 2013 at 21:42
I’m proud you wrote this.
Posted by lazylauramaisey on July 18, 2013 at 04:06
Xx
Posted by teachermumwife on July 19, 2013 at 11:26
Sorry, I’m sure you have already written about it somewhere… But i would love to read the backstory here. You sound so sad.
Posted by lazylauramaisey on July 20, 2013 at 09:49
The basics are – I studied Human Rights at university and for my final year dissertation, I researched stuff about the quality of capital defense lawyers and how that affects the likelihood of getting a death sentence. So I visited death row units in Southern America and this guy is someone I met then and we’ve stayed in touch. I went to Texas last month to see him. The fact that he’s gone is yet to sink in.
Posted by teachermumwife on July 20, 2013 at 10:02
Wow! That’s huge:( somehow you’ve got to try and transition from this being just some research into a life changing encounter… I’m sure a lesson is to be learnt for someone somewhere from his passing. I watched a doco on death row inmates and it broke my heart… They are people with families too… And unless we are 100% it can never be justified. Soooo controversial and I’m still not entirely for or against death penalty… but I do believe that people that can afford quality representation can literally get away with murder…
Posted by lazylauramaisey on July 23, 2013 at 05:42
Yeh, there’s a lot resting on the quality of your lawyer and if you’re poor, there’s not a lot of hope 😦
Posted by lazylauramaisey on July 23, 2013 at 05:42
Yeh, there’s a lot resting on the quality of your lawyer and if you’re poor, there’s not a lot of hope 😦
Posted by lazylauramaisey on July 23, 2013 at 05:42
Yeh, there’s a lot resting on the quality of your lawyer and if you’re poor, there’s not a lot of hope 😦
Posted by mmmarzipan on July 19, 2013 at 22:06
Hoping you are ok…
Posted by lazylauramaisey on July 20, 2013 at 09:50
I don’t think I understand that it’s happened yet.
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Posted by camparigirl on July 20, 2013 at 16:41
I am embarrassed on behalf of my country that we still execute people. And your friend/acquaintance (not sure how to address him or what he is to you – certainly human being) was caught in the web of the most murderous state of all. I am sorry.
Posted by lazylauramaisey on July 23, 2013 at 05:53
Thank you.
Posted by lazylauramaisey on July 23, 2013 at 05:53
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Posted by lazylauramaisey on July 23, 2013 at 05:53
Thank you.
Posted by lazylauramaisey on July 23, 2013 at 05:53
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Posted by The nature of grief | lazylauramaisey on September 10, 2013 at 05:18
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