Robert Leleux has posted, "Fourteen Days to Live," at his Texas Observer blog. It includes this video:
It's a heart-rending clip of David Powell's mother, Marjorie Powell, talking about her son's life.
David's execution date is set for June 15th, 2010. That's two weeks from today. So, unless the clemency board decides otherwise, David has fourteen days left on this earth.
You know, we're all Texans here, folks. The death penalty is something we all live with, and like anything you live with, you become more or less accustomed to it. But if you allow your mind to reboot for a moment, stop and consider the strangeness of knowing that a man will (most likely) be killed, in Huntsville, by the state of
Texas, two weeks from today. I mean, how weird is that? To know when and how a person named David Powell will be killed.
Last week, Leleux posted, "Sissy Farenthold Talks About the Death Penalty."
I'd like to suggest a clip from an upcoming documentary featuring my idol SISSY FARENTHOLD called "Saving David Powell." You can watch it in the upper right-hand corner or click on this link:
David Powell is currently awaiting execution in Huntsville, and Sissy's been visiting him for twenty years! As you might imagine, the footage is very moving and elegant and tragic--and was created by a mondo-talented film-maker named Sally Norvell.
Here's a link to a great interview with Sally.
There's more information on the case at Let David Live. Earlier coverage begins with this post.
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