[rabenson]

Joseph Garcia

George Rivas

Joseph Garcia and George Rivas were members of the notorious Texas Seven who staged a prison break which ended in the murder of policeman Aubrey Hawkins, who was shot 11 times.

At the time of the escape Garcia was in prison serving 50 years for murder. Rivas, meanwhile, was serving 18 life sentences for robberies where he had not harmed anyone.

All members of the escape gang — except one who committed suicide — were sentenced to death. After a stint at the Polunsky Unit, Rivas was executed aged 41 on February 29, 2012.

"On Death Row" is a four part mini-series directed by Werner Herzog

[soonerpimp]

Very cool post bro! Please keep them coming!

[Feirefiz]

Well, isn't that mind-blowing? These people have lives, have faces, have feelings, have stories to tell...and soon they'll all be killed by the system, that made them criminals by poverty and injustice and that would only remember them by their last meals and by their mumbled last words...
Horrific!
Death is a master from the U.S.A...

[luton loyal]

[Steve]

[AndLG]

good post, thanks.

[Oswald2001]

Gee, they come off as actually 'nice' guys.

My oh my, could there be some kind of mix up here?

They seem almost 'innocent'...according to their stories.



Typical sociopathic con men.

Good thing that they're dead now.

[Feirefiz]

Originally Posted by Oswald2001 ↗

Gee, they come off as actually 'nice' guys.

My oh my, could there be some kind of mix up here?

They seem almost 'innocent'...according to their stories.



Typical sociopathic con men.

Good thing that they're dead now.

They don't come off as nice guys, since the documentary shows their crimes explicitly. They're shown as human beings, which they are. Is even that too much for you? "Good thing that they're dead" - yes, no reason to give thoughts anymore. Just pass on to daily business...

[habsphannn]

Originally Posted by Feirefiz ↗

Well, isn't that mind-blowing? These people have lives, have faces, have feelings, have stories to tell...and soon they'll all be killed by the system, that made them criminals by poverty and injustice and that would only remember them by their last meals and by their mumbled last words...
Horrific!
Death is a master from the U.S.A...

How did poverty make them criminals? People need to quit making excuses for criminals like this. The fact that they came across as 'normal' friendly people in the documentary tells me that they had the sense and the intelligence to live their lives differently. Instead they chose a life of drugs and crime.
You want to see real poverty, come to places like Indonesia, Africa, Myanmar, where an entire family lives in a one-bedroom house, that's half the size of a hotel room; Where the floor is nothing more than dirt; where they have to fight their way through the trash that's floating in the local river so they can take a crap or bath (yes, in the same river).
Most people in the US who are living in poverty have it a lot better than people living in poverty in third-world countries. And the majority of the people in these poor countries don't turn to crime. Quit trying to blame society for decisions that people make.

[JackN]

Commit a crime in Texas = You're Screwed