A Tuesday Execution: Old Sparky Style (Fizzled)
The News and Messenger: Monday afternoon:
The Supreme Court has indefinitely postponed the execution of Paul Warner Powell while it considers whether to hear his argument that he was unconstitutionally tried twice for killing a 16-year-old Manassas girl.
The court’s order on Monday came a day before Powell, 31, was scheduled to die for killing Stacie Reed in Yorkshire in 1999. He had chosen to die by electrocution. Powell also raped, stabbed and slashed Stacie’s then-14-year-old sister, Kristie, who survived.
Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul Ebert, who prosecuted Powell, said he spoke to the victims’ mother, Lorraine Whoberry, moments after the decision and she was quite upset. Whoberry, Kristie Reed and Ebert had planned to witness Tuesday night’s execution in Jarratt.
“It’s a let down,“ Ebert said. “I figured he was going to meet his maker. Now he may never.“
The Genesis of Silver Lake County Park
During this June 2006 Supervisors meeting Stirrup appears determined to force through this rezoning application over the objections of his constituents but also over the concerns of his fellow Supervisors. Thankfully Supervisors from other parts of the County delayed the process by several weeks. It was during this interim period that the County(c/o Chairman Connaughton) was able to obtain millions more in proffers. The land value alone of the 120 acres was $3.6 million; additional proffers that further extended road construction on Route 15 from 66 to 234 were also enhanced.
United Throws Guitars?
And you thought that only the Empire Strikes Back? Not so. A band called Sons of Maxwell has struck back at United Airlines for tossing an expensive guitar out on the tarmac and breaking it.
The video tells the tale far better than I could ever hope to do. Hats off to this group, Sons of Maxell, for giving consumers hope. Too many companies just give half rate services and then blow you off when you complain. All too often, entry level clerks tell us no without bothering to even investigate.
In the case of Sons of Maxwell, we might speculate on who got fired at United after this video hit Youtube.com and all the cable news shows. No one wants to be the star of this group’s complaint list!
Not all of us are in the position of being able to create our own videos. What other means do consumers have to right the wrongs of the various companies we have to deal with? Any good get even stories out there?
