Randall Adams died last October at the age of 61 from a brain tumor. He had a difficult time after his release. As he was not given a pardon, he was not eligible for compensation for wrongful imprisonment.
@ gjc.. so u believe that if an innocent peson is placed on death row that, as a means of removing themselves from death row, it would be acceptable to take "whatever means necessary... including taking lives"??? that is ridiculous! I'm sure if you were their lawyer (because they would most def need one afterwards.. once back in the free word.. u would defend that person saying that if they hadn't been wrongly placed there in the 1st place then they wouldn't have had to take other innocent live
@Deneac6301 Key word "INNOCENT" &, YES, without question or doubt, I most certainly do. If a "gang" kidnapped & were going to murder you, would you not do any/everything in your power to save your life? To an innocent person on death row, it makes no difference if their "captors" are gang members or "prison guards", or if their "illegal", "murder", is by a gang member's 357 or prison officials "legally", "execute" them. Innocent humans have a god given right to protect their life. CONTINUED
@Deneac6301 PART 2. That is why I am against the death penalty & if it were abolished, my formerly stated opinion would obviously change/reverse. Even if 1 innocent person out of 1 million is executed/"murdered", the system is flawed. "Reasonable doubt" is not good enough when it comes to taking lives. Via DNA, people are constantly exonerated. Some after serving 20+yrs. How many innocent people have been murdered? @ least with a life sentence, you've a chance, but once your dead....*End*
I often wonder not only how many innocent people are in prison @ any given time, but how many are on death row & most importantly how many have been executed, or, "murdered". IMO the execution of an innocent human being, is "murder". I also believe that an "innocent" person, sentenced to prison or death, has a god given right to do whatever they can, any & EVERYTHING up to & including the taking of as many lives as necessary, to free themselves from their illegal captors/kidnappers/murderers.
@skydark Well, although I do see your point, I guess we'll agree to disagree, sort of. If the death penalty was abolished, which IMO it should be, my stance/opinion would do a 180°. Too many "guilty" people, convicted on circumstantial (& even false/planted/tampered, etc) evidence, & even "confessions", have via DNA been exonerated, sometimes after having served decades in prison! Reasonable doubt aside, You can never be 100% sure of guilt, or IMO @ least not enough to execute a person.
This movie did not win any academy awards or was it nominated like they say here (it was disqualified because it 'recreated' events). It won the National Board of Review for best documentary and was eventually in 2001 added to the National Film Registry
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The book adams vs texas got me here its pretty interesting
2012harrypotterfan 1 month ago
Spoiler alert...
NicoleEckenroad 1 month ago
who does randall morris look like?? I can't figure it out
MrGeneralDisarray 3 months ago
Hey, does anyone know the source of this clip? Is it the "making of" or something like that? Is there more to it that the 3 minutes 52 seconds?
ThamesOrIsis 7 months ago
@ThamesOrIsis It's a clip from Channel 4's 50 Greatest Documentaries which was shown in 2005
stockmonkey429 3 months ago
Randall Adams died last October at the age of 61 from a brain tumor. He had a difficult time after his release. As he was not given a pardon, he was not eligible for compensation for wrongful imprisonment.
hwyfan 8 months ago
Does anybody know what program this is?
porkyporcupinesork 10 months ago
@porkyporcupinesork this is a true story, a Movie, played in theaters. And worth watching. Stay out of Texas!
IExposeMormonism 8 months ago
... what's this from?
Nomadar 1 year ago
@ gjc.. so u believe that if an innocent peson is placed on death row that, as a means of removing themselves from death row, it would be acceptable to take "whatever means necessary... including taking lives"??? that is ridiculous! I'm sure if you were their lawyer (because they would most def need one afterwards.. once back in the free word.. u would defend that person saying that if they hadn't been wrongly placed there in the 1st place then they wouldn't have had to take other innocent live
Deneac6301 1 year ago
@Deneac6301 Key word "INNOCENT" &, YES, without question or doubt, I most certainly do. If a "gang" kidnapped & were going to murder you, would you not do any/everything in your power to save your life? To an innocent person on death row, it makes no difference if their "captors" are gang members or "prison guards", or if their "illegal", "murder", is by a gang member's 357 or prison officials "legally", "execute" them. Innocent humans have a god given right to protect their life. CONTINUED
gjc82071 1 year ago
@Deneac6301 PART 2. That is why I am against the death penalty & if it were abolished, my formerly stated opinion would obviously change/reverse. Even if 1 innocent person out of 1 million is executed/"murdered", the system is flawed. "Reasonable doubt" is not good enough when it comes to taking lives. Via DNA, people are constantly exonerated. Some after serving 20+yrs. How many innocent people have been murdered? @ least with a life sentence, you've a chance, but once your dead....*End*
gjc82071 1 year ago
I often wonder not only how many innocent people are in prison @ any given time, but how many are on death row & most importantly how many have been executed, or, "murdered". IMO the execution of an innocent human being, is "murder". I also believe that an "innocent" person, sentenced to prison or death, has a god given right to do whatever they can, any & EVERYTHING up to & including the taking of as many lives as necessary, to free themselves from their illegal captors/kidnappers/murderers.
gjc82071 1 year ago
@gjc82071 "IMO the execution of an innocent human being, is "murder"."
Any execution of a human being is murder.
Also, if one is innocently imprisoned and shoots his way out, he should now be arrested for those crimes.
skydark 1 year ago
@skydark Well, although I do see your point, I guess we'll agree to disagree, sort of. If the death penalty was abolished, which IMO it should be, my stance/opinion would do a 180°. Too many "guilty" people, convicted on circumstantial (& even false/planted/tampered, etc) evidence, & even "confessions", have via DNA been exonerated, sometimes after having served decades in prison! Reasonable doubt aside, You can never be 100% sure of guilt, or IMO @ least not enough to execute a person.
gjc82071 1 year ago
Errol Morris is one of the greatest filmmakers around.
vivat78 1 year ago 6
This movie did not win any academy awards or was it nominated like they say here (it was disqualified because it 'recreated' events). It won the National Board of Review for best documentary and was eventually in 2001 added to the National Film Registry
locke325 1 year ago 9