Kenneth Foster

My father the journalist will berate me for not being a little more careful with my sources, but the following email just went out on the Campaign to End the Death Penalty listserve:

WE WON!!

Keith Hampton’s lawyer just called Bryan McCann in Texas to say that Governor Perry has decided to grant clemency!

AWESOME, WONDERFUL NEWS!! GREAT WORK EVERYBODY — ESPECIALLY TO ALL OF THE TIRELESS FIGHERS IN TEXAS!!!

YOU GUYS ROCK!! YAHOOOOOOOO


MARLENE

This is quite excellent.

[EDIT: here's a link to a more esteemed version of the story, not that I do not share Marlene's immense excitement at finally beating the Texas Death Machine at something.]