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[Odoul]

https://www.democracynow.org/2017/3/24/floridas_first_black_state_attorney_faces

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A battle over the death penalty is brewing in Florida, where Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala has announced her office will no longer seek the death penalty in any murder cases, including in the case of Markeith Loyd, who is accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon, and Orlando police officer Debra Clayton.

Governor Rick Scott, who called on her to recuse herself from the Loyd case. When she refused, Scott signed an executive order removing her from the case and reassigning it.

Now Ayala, the first

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African-American

state attorney in Florida history, has been receiving death threats, including from local government employees.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-seminole-clerk-employee-firing-ayala-20170322-story.html

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Let me take a wild guess at how many of the enraged are fervently Anti-Choice...

 

[TheOMan]

Well, I mean, it's Florida, and it's Rick Scott.

 

[kami_sama]

Fucking shit. I am completely with her. Capital punishment is an inhuman thing and should be abolished.
Fuck those that think death is better than a life inside prison, which is already punishment enough.

 

[Turbo Killer]

Fucking shit. I am completely with her. Capital punishment is an inhuman thing and should be abolished.
Fuck those that think death is better than a life inside prison, which is already punishment enough.

Death penalty is inhuman, but letting someone rot in jail for life is not?

Oh yeah, that Stan guy is a fuckhead.

 

[Sanjuro]

No YOU get the death penalty, Stan.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

First African-American state attorney in Florida's history

"Tarred and feathered and hung from a tree"

 

[KHlover]

First African-American state attorney in Florida's history

"Tarred and feathered and hung from a tree"

These people just don't give a fuck. Not even trying to hide how much they want the old times back.

 

[ahoyhoy]

Some really sick responses.

Not sure why an attorney general would not try to follow the guidelines of the state she represents though.

 

[OG Shaka Zulu]

How stupid do have to be to write something like that? She doesn't want to kill, lets kill her!

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Death penalty is inhuman, but letting someone rot in jail for life is not?

You at least have the chance of exoneration with a life sentence. If it turns out that you were really innocent but were already executed, there's no way to turn things back.

 

[kswiston]

First African-American state attorney in Florida's history

"Tarred and feathered and hung from a tree"

Seeing a black face associated with an action he disagreed with triggered him so badly that he forgot to keep his KKK leanings between him and his buddies.

Did he make a "Deeply regret my actions.... taken out of context... respect people of all races..." apology yet?

 

[zero_suit]

First African-American state attorney in Florida's history

"Tarred and feathered and hung from a tree"

He was hacked.

 

[rjinaz]

Death penalty is inhuman, but letting someone rot in jail for life is not?

Oh yeah, that Stan guy is a fuckhead.

Yes.

 

[AGoodODST]

First African-American state attorney in Florida's history

"Tarred and feathered and hung from a tree"

Says it all really.

 

[gaiages]

Well, I mean, it's Florida, and it's Rick Scott.

Yep, pretty much. :/

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

These people just don't give a fuck. Not even trying to hide how much they want the old times back.

He got shitcanned though, so I'm all for idiots like this airing their racism publicly and receiving the inevitable fallout.

 

[nelsonroyale]

In a place like the US, I agree with her position. I simply don't trust the state to administer such a punishment in any just way. I can imagine certain situations where death may be justified in social terms, but not in society like the US.

Was Stan hacked? No, it was Stan. You are a fucking nasty idiot Stan. Don't be a fucking nasty idiot.

 

[Lucky Seven]

Gotta love how the profile picture beside that hateful comment appears to be a professional and well-adjusted white male.

 

[Somnid]

Sending death threats to a state prosecutor seems like a really bad idea.

 

[shira]

No YOU get the death penalty, Stan.

http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/...after-saying-ayala-should-be-hung-from-a-tree

McCullars, whose LinkedIn profile says he's been with the Seminole courts office since April 2016, was placed on administrative leave while the issue is investigated to determine disciplinary action, according to a statement from Grant Maloy, Clerk of Courts and Comptroller.

In another comment, McCullars says it was wrong of him to post those statements about Ayala.
"I let my anger at her efforts to thwart justice get the best of me," he writes.

 

[stn]

Gotta love how the profile picture beside that hateful comment appears to be a professional and well-adjusted white male.

It always is, lol.

 

[serenewarfare]

http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/...after-saying-ayala-should-be-hung-from-a-tree

"I was a racist, but she was an asshole first!"

 

[nelsonroyale]

http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/...after-saying-ayala-should-be-hung-from-a-tree

Yeah right, Stan...You let your racism and stupidity get the worse of you. You should be appologizing on your hands and knees.

 

[Arttemis]

http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/...after-saying-ayala-should-be-hung-from-a-tree

You beat me to it. He fucking works for the Florida courts, and he behaves like that? Pathetic.

 

[Frankfurter]

http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/...after-saying-ayala-should-be-hung-from-a-tree

Paid leave lol

Edit: Wait, I misread. Is administrative leave the same as paid leave?

 

[NYCmetsfan]

I voted for her for reasons such as this. Infuriating Rick Scott hates voters in the 9th Circuit so much.

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

Paid leave lol

Edit: Wait, I misread. Is administrative leave the same as paid leave?

He was fired 2 days later.

 

[so1337]

Maybe YOU should calm the fuck down, Stan.

 

[Arttemis]

Paid leave lol

Edit: Wait, I misread. Is administrative leave the same as paid leave?

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...erk-employee-firing-ayala-20170322-story.html

"Grant Maloy, the Seminole County Clerk of Courts and Comptroller, said Wednesday that he requested McCullars’ resignation after an investigation, and McCullars agreed to step down.

He had been on administrative leave with pay since Monday."

 

[Slayven]

Shit was on the tip of his tongue too.

 

[Yoritomo]

Why are Americans so vicious?

 

[richiek]

Why are Americans so vicious?

Well, it's Florida for one thing...

 

[Frankfurter]

He was fired 2 days later.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...erk-employee-firing-ayala-20170322-story.html

"Grant Maloy, the Seminole County Clerk of Courts and Comptroller, said Wednesday that he requested McCullars’ resignation after an investigation, and McCullars agreed to step down.

He had been on administrative leave with pay since Monday."

Good!

 

[Violence Jack]

Stan's career just got the death penalty.

 

[rbanke]

I have some mixed feelings about this and live just outside Orlando so I've been hearing about this for a bit. I am against the death penalty but feel that it is not appropriate for her to inject her personal feelings into this, especially considering she did not publicly say she was against the death penalty during her campaign which considering how close her race was, she may likely have lost had she said so. My feelings about Kim Davis not doing her job because her personal feelings mean I'd be a hypocrite to say this case should be different just because I happen to agree with the state attorney on the death penalty. Add to that the particular case in question being extremely heated and covered extensively locally, and I can understand her being removed from the case. I don't see why her race is coming up at all outside of some disgusting comments from assholes on social media and whatnot, but assholes come out of the woodwork for every controversy, I don't think it's indicative of a large amount of people's feelings.

 

[wildfire]

"I was a racist, but she was an asshole first!"

Was??

 

[NastyBook]

Fat fuck wouldn't say it to her face, though. Glad he lost his fucking job.

 

[Stinkles]

"Hey Stan. Whatcha thinkin' bout?"


"Oh I dunno. Just Racist stuff, I guess."

 

[Apathy]

No one should be adamant about seeking a death penalty. The bloodlust some people have is nuts. For very serious crimes just lock them up forever. A life without freedom is more punishing than killing a criminal.

 

[JustenP88]

Whatever you do, don't look up that Stan Mccullars guy and read the comments on an article about his suspension. Apparently the prosecutor is the hateful bigot in this situation and McCullars is a freedom fighter just speaking on behalf of the marginalized and downtrodden.

But I see where this anger is coming from. Nothing gets me harder than knowing that someone, somewhere is being killed by the government. I'm just a regular old small government conservative who believes in unchecked power for government law enforcement, executions at the government's whim and who doesn't have the reading comprehension required to understand the definition of 'cognitive dissonance.'

 

[SenorArdilla]

No one should be adamant about seeking a death penalty. The bloodlust some people have is nuts. For very serious crimes just lock them up forever. A life without freedom is more punishing than killing a criminal.

Not to mention how long it actually takes to actually hold the execution.

 

[boiled goose]

When prosecutors act like defense attorneys and dont charge kiler cops nothing happens.

This is by design.

 

[commedieu]

Brave.

 

[Morat]

Of course capital punishment isn't about bloodthirsty revenge, oh no.

Barbarians.

 

[Ogodei]

No YOU get the death penalty, Stan.

Yeah, you have to wonder about people posting that on their public facebook profile. Somebody takes issue with a comment like that and you could get someone sending you very nasty stuff through every channel...

Edit: Ah, i see he got fired. Justice!

 

[Ninja Scooter]

How fucking bloodthirsty do you have to be that you get so angry at someone because they won't kill for you that you in turn want to kill her? Sums up the Pro death penalty contingent quite nicely. "Just shut up and murder people!"

 

[ErichWK]

Rick Scott is still around? Fucking gross.

 

[minor effort]

How fucking bloodthirsty do you have to be that you get so angry at someone because they won't kill for you that you in turn want to kill her? Sums up the Pro death penalty contingent quite nicely. "Just shut up and murder people!"

Seriously. This guy is having a breakdown into violent urges because somebody wanted to choose alternatives to the death penalty.

 

[johnny956]

I have some mixed feelings about this and live just outside Orlando so I've been hearing about this for a bit. I am against the death penalty but feel that it is not appropriate for her to inject her personal feelings into this, especially considering she did not publicly say she was against the death penalty during her campaign which considering how close her race was, she may likely have lost had she said so. My feelings about Kim Davis not doing her job because her personal feelings mean I'd be a hypocrite to say this case should be different just because I happen to agree with the state attorney on the death penalty. Add to that the particular case in question being extremely heated and covered extensively locally, and I can understand her being removed from the case. I don't see why her race is coming up at all outside of some disgusting comments from assholes on social media and whatnot, but assholes come out of the woodwork for every controversy, I don't think it's indicative of a large amount of people's feelings.

It's up to the prosecuting attorney to decide what punishment fits the case. If she believes the death penalty doesn't fit any cases then technically that's her choice. If she just never went for the death penalty but never stated it publicly no one would care. Maybe a case or two people would get upset but never enough to get removed from a case