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MEDIA ADVISORY FROM FLORIDIANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEATH PENALTY (FADP.org)26 February 2003
FADP CONTACT:Abe Bonowitz: 800-973-6548 THE HEIGHT OF ARROGANCE: THE KILLING OF AMOS KING There is reason for doubt: How can Jeb Bush be so sure? As Florida prepares to execute Amos King despite significant questions left unresolved regarding his actual guilt, Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty condemns Governor Bush for his ignorance and arrogance. Amos King is scheduled to be exterminated by the people of the state of Florida on February 26, 2003, at 6pm, in revenge for his alleged murder of Natalie Brady. "We remember the victim, Natalie Brady," said Abe Bonowitz, director of FADP, "But not with more killing. It is particularly galling that Governor Bush suggests that he is killing King "for the victims." That is a disingenuous statement given the fact that the evidence against King is entirely circumstantial. The nutshell here is that there is no conclusive evidence to point to Amos King. I don't believe that Governor Bush wants to leave himself open to the accusation that he killed a prisoner where there was doubt about the man's guilt, but that is exactly what he is doing." Floridians will stage simultaneous "Murder in Progress" demonstrations this evening in the hour leading up to the killing in at least six Florida cities. For details, please see http://www.fadp.org/localprotests.html Among the protesters outside Florida State Prison will be Abe Bonowitz, director of FADP, as well as SueZann Bosler and Bill Pelke, both murder victim family members and co-founders of the group Journey of Hope ...From Violence to Healing. ( http://www.journeyofhope.org ). Contact information for these individuals is listed above. Additionally, Amos King's spiritual advisor, The Rev. Kobutsu Malone, will be available for comment after the killing and may be reached via Abe Bonowitz at 561-371-5204. Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP) has established a web page highlighting the major questions still unresolved in the case of Amos King. The new section of FADP's web page features an outline format raising major questions at http://www.fadp.org/amoskinginnocent.html, as well as a longer text summary prepared by David Menschel of the Innocence Project at http://www.fadp.org/amoskingsummary.html . Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty calls on Governor Bush to commute Amos King's death sentence to life without the possibility of parole, and to enact an immediate "Time-Out" on executions in Florida. SENT BY:
Abraham J. Bonowitz
Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP)
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