Post by Anja Nieser on Sept 8, 2006 1:17:12 GMT -5
Beyond City Limits
On MySpace, her profile is listed as Sharon Killer, a play on the name of
Susan Keller, the presiding judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, whose
reputation as a hanging judge has earned her a satirical spot on the cyber
meet-and-greet circuit. A couple of anti-death penalty activists - Scott
Cobb and Hooman Hedayati - crafted the cleverly penned Keller profile and
blog to draw attention to the justice's "ideologically driven" record on
crime and punishment. And what a record it is. One of Keller's greatest
embarrassments to Texas involved her firm stance against giving prison
inmate Roy Criner a new trial, even after a DNA test proved he didn't
commit the rape and murder for which he was convicted and sentenced to 99
years. It took Gov. George Bush, then a candidate for president, to step
in and grant Criner clemency. Keller, a Republican, is running for
re-election against Democrat J.R. Molina, a trial lawyer from Tarrant
County. The Keller spoof is actually making its 2nd appearance on the site
after MySpace operators deleted the first effort last week. By the time
you read this, it may have been killed off a 2nd time, but go to
profile.myspace.com/sharonkiller just for kicks and see what happens.
(source: Austin Chronicle)
On MySpace, her profile is listed as Sharon Killer, a play on the name of
Susan Keller, the presiding judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, whose
reputation as a hanging judge has earned her a satirical spot on the cyber
meet-and-greet circuit. A couple of anti-death penalty activists - Scott
Cobb and Hooman Hedayati - crafted the cleverly penned Keller profile and
blog to draw attention to the justice's "ideologically driven" record on
crime and punishment. And what a record it is. One of Keller's greatest
embarrassments to Texas involved her firm stance against giving prison
inmate Roy Criner a new trial, even after a DNA test proved he didn't
commit the rape and murder for which he was convicted and sentenced to 99
years. It took Gov. George Bush, then a candidate for president, to step
in and grant Criner clemency. Keller, a Republican, is running for
re-election against Democrat J.R. Molina, a trial lawyer from Tarrant
County. The Keller spoof is actually making its 2nd appearance on the site
after MySpace operators deleted the first effort last week. By the time
you read this, it may have been killed off a 2nd time, but go to
profile.myspace.com/sharonkiller just for kicks and see what happens.
(source: Austin Chronicle)