Randy Arroyo-Baez
A victim of the Texas Injustice System
Justice Or Revenge
We must ask ourselves – Do many Americans continue to support Capital
Punishment for “Justice” to be done or for a sense of “Revenge”?
On average, there are at least 20,000 deaths throughout the United
States that are classified as “Murders”. Of that number, maybe 1%
are upgraded and tried as “Capital Murders”, qualifying the defendants
to receive the death penalty. This 20,000 average has existed for
at least the past 15 years. A period during which executions have
been carried out at a break-neck pace, yet killings persist throughout
the society.
During the same time period, the laws have constantly changed, lowering
the age that a person can be legally tried as an adult and given the
death sentence. Now, children can be killed in the name of
justice.
The mentally retarded have long been murdered by the government/society
without any great cry of moral outrage, people who society itself has
judged to be mentally deficient in areas of personal responsibility and
ability. Men and women with functioning capacities of 8 and 10
year olds only recently in a case call Atkins vs Virginia, have they
ruled to abolish it – Yet
some mentally retarded prisoners remain on death row – awaiting to be
executed.
In the past 5 -7 years no less than 20 men have been released from
death row across the country because it has been proven that they were
wrongly convicted, purposely and knowingly wrongly convicted because of
race, economics (lack of ability to hire competent attorneys), over
zealous prosecutors
playing loose with the facts, manipulating and outright fabricating
facts,
the use of unreliable witness testimony, physical evidence or
confessions. The highest court in the land (United States Supreme
Court) ruled in the
case “Herreza” – That “All you’re entitled to is a fair trial, guilt
and
innocence is not an issue as long as you had a fair trial”! If
guilt
and innocence doesn't matter, what is the purpose of the trial by jury
system?
In spite of all the men who've been released after spending up to 16
years
on death row wrongfully, you still have people swearing up and down
that
not one person can be proven to have been wrongfully executed or no
innocents
have been executed.
Clearly the death penalty is not a deterrent to crime, for whereas 20
years ago there were only about 10 ways you could legally be sentenced
to death, now there are over 30!!!
IF IT WERE A DETERRENT THERE WOULD BE NO NEED TO EXPAND ITS
USE IN SUCH A MANNER.
Both religious and non-religious people continue to follow “Moses”
instead of “Christ”, picking up compassion, love your enemy and
forgiveness when it concerns themselves or their loved ones, yet
putting it aside for “An
eye for an eye” (Mosaic law) for others.
The “Conditional” faith being practiced by all the religious of this
society, from where pulpit come only a resounding “Silence” on this
issue.
This moral conscious of societies who've always been overwhelmingly
“silent”
to the corrupt ions and outrage being committed in this society.
So you tell me why Americans continue to murder/execute its citizens
in the face of all the documented injustices on this issue? How
can
justice be gained through injustice?
So let’s just call it how we see it and say what it is “REVENGE” and
bring your hands from behind your back so that we can see the blood
dripping
from your fingers!
RANDY ARROYO BAEZ is a native from Puerto Rico who at a young age came
to America to seek opportunity that many come for.
He is an active member of the Young Lord Party who continue to from
Death Row the oppression of his people and all oppressed people.
For he
believes that one can be oppressed socially, culturally, identity and
so
on. From the notorious Texas death row he continues to write and
teach
about these oppressions going around nationally and
internationally.
Many believe that the Young Lord Party has vanished but Mr. Arroyo-Baez
maintains that it is still active and he will continue on with the
struggle.
He now faces a new battle that he has insisted will be great but is
positive that he will succeed, even if his life is taken.
Arroyo-Baez was
a juvenile when he landed on death row for the murder of another man
committed and the state of Texas confirms. Yet they believe he
was there and
should have stopped it. Arroyo-Baez now fights to abolish the
death
penalty for juveniles. In this fight he maintains that he will
need
the help of the people. Collectively he believes victory can be
made.
He has filed a brief with the federal courts challenging the
constitution
in this regard and awaits a judgement. In the meantime this
international
activist continues to educate, write and speak out for human rights,
social
rights, women’s rights, the churches rights and so on. All people
who
he believes have been oppressed in some form or fashion.
Retired, hard-working, college students, Mr. Arroyo-Baez would like to
hear from you – he believes many times those who don’t believe can help
are the ones that can. For those wanting to communicate with him
you
can contact him at the address below. Many will find his spirit
relentless and rewarding to communicate with.
Coming very soon there will be more on Mr. Arroyo-Baez's work, his
personal story, his case and supporters. He will even personally
be speaking and writing for this site. His poems, art and past
and present articles will be up as well. Many will even learn
more about the Young Lord Party and his fight to maintain their message
– he needs you to help people – as individuals or groups – your help
can make a difference. I’ll
leave you with one of his sayings “If a person has nothing worth
fighting
for, what is the desire to live?!!”
Randy Arroyo-Baez #999261
Polunsky Unit
3872 FM 350 South
Livingstone, TX 77351
USA
Randy's Supreme Court Filing
