18-wheeler rams into Texas state office

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  1. The one california kid

    The one california kid Medium Load Member

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    I used to all the time! Then when I went to the store they'd have a ####. TV that was twice the size of the one that I just killed, and even cheaper than what I paid for the old dead one! It was a vicious circle....started watching TV on a 5" portable, am now watching on a sixty foot widescreen! Finally gave up on killing TV's...
     
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  3. TexasRiverRat

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    https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_facts.html

    Interesting link directly from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

    I've worked on both the male and female death rows. It's a strange experience.
     
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  4. Antinomian

    Antinomian Road Train Member

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    Nonsense. Texas has used lethal injection for decades. Back when they were still using Old Sparky they ran a generator on top of the death house. Houston Lighting and Power (now Reliant Energy) always refused to sell electricity for executions.
     
  5. The one california kid

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    I ran from 1993 thru 2010 going into the lower parts of Texas and DFW areas and I can tell you the lights on that prison would be always going dim to bright a LOT of times when I came by after dark.
     
  6. TexasRiverRat

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    They weren't performing an execution.
     
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  7. The one california kid

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    Interesting. Thanks for the info. I still didn't like going thru LA at all because I feel that they murdered Bonnie & Clyde. Might be unpopular, but that's just how I feel. Although I wasn't around in person in that time period, if I were it might be a different story. But Hollywood sure didn't paint Bonnie and Clyde as the aggressive killers that the public seemed to think they were.
     
  8. RockinChair

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    That might have happened in Louisiana but legendary Texas Ranger Frank Hamer was the one in charge.
     
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  9. TexasRiverRat

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    Please tell me you don't live your life by what Hollywood tells you to think. They were murderers and got what they deserved. A quick search says they killed 12 people.
     
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  10. RockinChair

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    Were you working there when McDuff and McFadden were there?
     
  11. TexasRiverRat

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    That was before my time.
     
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