SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- An art show featuring work by an Arkansas death row inmate opened this weekend to kick off a series of events this month advocating the release of three convicted killers whose cause has been championed by celebrities.
Damien Echols, 31, was one of three teenagers convicted in the 1993 bludgeoning deaths of three 8-year-old boys whose bodies were found in a ditch near their homes in West Memphis, Arkansas. The convicts became known as the "West Memphis Three."
Supporters claim Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin, were railroaded because they listened to heavy metal, dressed in black clothing and read Stephen King novels. The case has become a cause celebre for a host of musicians and other big names, including Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, punk rocker Henry Rollins and comedian Margaret Cho.
"I think America can do a little better for you than what they got, being thrown in prison on such intense charges with no physical evidence," said Rollins, who spoke at the art show on Friday. "This shouldn't happen in America."
The one-night show and auction
where will it end? thats why you kill thses scumbags
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/13/memphis.three.ap/index.html
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Celebrities call for release of 'West Memphis Three'
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I suppose you'll call it "pack behavior" when some people can tell the sky is blue when you insist it's green.
Sorry. What is is, and what ain't ain't. All I got to say.
usually always see a blue sky down here in the SOUTH.
It took a email from me to Semods prodding Dave K:
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6130-0.html?forumID=50&threadID=176237&messageID=1942373
His Phd apparently doesn't help or retain his knowledege of what most people get out of the news.
Yes, DK should be smarter than to put his foot in his mouth like this, but, that's what happens when you don't read links and rely on a faulty/biased memory for "facts".
DK's been doing this for years now. Ask him about Dan Quayle having to cast a tie breaking vote on Justice Thomas 
The only pack behavior I see here is your's -- reminiscent of a pack that used to infest this board.
I see you were the leader to start the dissing of DK.
Sorry, I have never been connected with those past bad boys.
... despite your trashing of me for participating regularly. Ed's told you and I will now remind you that there is no "pack" here, and your continued use of that taunt will result in Modalerts sent to the alert link. It's a personal attack and thus violates the TOS.
DK is a big boy, he can defend himself if he feels "piled upon". In this thread the only pile is the pile he dumped with his bogus post.
As to your connection with those in the past, they weren't all boys, and your connection is well documented despite your denials.
connect me with past bad boys. But, of course you are trying to connect me with a past incident where a female was on my side, and later became banned, and you enjoy calling her 'bad'.
Dream on woman, and won't you list the past bad boys I was associated with.....there are none...as I dislike seeing people being picked on.
...the victim was ME. Don't deny it. I have FIRST hand knowledge of you trashing me unmercifully and you know it. So don't come on with that sanctimonious crap about being so pious. I even tried to make-up with you but you laughed at me and ridiculed me some more. AND I find it REAL INTERESTING that you took time to look up my address and phone number.
...what I said is true...what a cop out....Like why did you take time to look up my address and phone number??? Did you have something in mind???
...San Antonio phone book isn't exactly light, so why did you want to know my address....did you have something on your mind????
I have no desire to communicate with you in any fashion.
...communicate with me when you (and your "pack") trashed me, my wife, and my son.
Dave, Some equate ignorance to stupidity, not me you do these things knowingly, willfully and with malice.
It would have saved this thread about 50 contentious posts.
prodding him to explain.
My email addressed to semods:
Subject: Dave K, did you know?
Tuesday May 16, 2006, 611PM (CTS}
Quote:
Dave K,
Re your post:
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6130-0.html?forumID=50&threadID=176237&messageID=1936855
The consensus is that you did not know the Memphis 3 were white and you are
being raked over the coals.
I attempted to look at it as that you were smarter than that and did know
the Memphis 3 who were convinced were white.
Since you have failed to provide any answer whatsoever, I assume the critics
are correct, and lacking a posted reply from you, I will need to concede
that you did not know the Memphis 3 were white.
John Robie
Unquote
Read most of it and I'm beginning to wonder. Having lived in Arkansas I can tell you that, especially in 1993, the law enforcement and forensic capabilities were seriously flawed.
http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/famous/memphis/index_1.html
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