Billy Ray Irick, 59, was convicted in 1986 of the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl in Knox County, Tennessee. He is set to be executed Thursday.
More can be learned about Irick by following this link > https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2018/08/06/supreme-court-denies-stay-irick-execution-proceed/883766002/
Do you support the death penalty?
Is the death penalty immoral in your view?
Is the mental health of these inmates relevant in making this decision?
Should the victims family have a say in a death sentence verdict?
Do you trust the legal system to always conclude the correct verdict?
Do you think innocent men have ever faced execution under the law?
If modern day executions were held in public, would your current feelings on the death penalty change?
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The mental health of this man was a real concern.
“Tennessee should not let its first execution in almost ten years rest on such shaky moral and constitutional grounds.”
https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2018/08/07/billy-irick-execution/925665002/