Documentary - Roger McGowen condemned to death number 889

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.”

[@Roxy1990]

That first sentence was so deep to me. Saying you know men who found peace in there peace they didn't know about when they were free.💔

[@AK-lg6ju]

I don’t buy that in 20 years his family couldn’t get there to visit him. The hard truth is that they didn’t want to.

[@TexasBorn_TexasRaised]

Idk either but the distance from Houston to livingston is about a 45 minute trip.

[@tsebosei1285]

@@TexasBorn_TexasRaised not too far

[@TexasBorn_TexasRaised]

@@tsebosei1285 I agree

[@emmawood6869]

I guess even if there poor they could get a lift of somebody they no

[@mboldin6766]

Yea thats bs

[@ashandemi]

In case anyone is wondering, his sentence was commuted to life

[@dorismathew6423]

even that is wrong, but this is america!

[@Eatstarchildren]

It truly is America​@@dorismathew6423

[@ZetaT1]

Watching the doc. in this moment, from Sweden.. So I have never heard about this case before, but is it true.. that he's not on deathrow anymore ???

[@Will_Killmore]

Such a waste of resources. We gotta expedite these death sentences and stop playing these games.

[@LadyCleo1]

Life is better than death.

[@reins981]

My God how blessed I am

[@josericardo3097]

I really like what he said : he doesn’t let anything that happens outside interfere in his inner peace 🙏easy say than done , he focused in his few positive things , this is my third time watching this documentary and already believe it has help me 🙏

[@marcljo80]

So many death row inmates have the exact same tone in their voices. A calm breathless tone almost peaceful.

[@barrymanulow4896]

It is the tone of a psychopath, very relaxed and helps them dupe the unsuspecting victims.

[@robb00]

It's the tone belonging to people hopeless, resigned to their fate.

[@CulturedWhiteBoy]

Because all of their emotions have been sucked out of them.

[@AK-lg6ju]

You people feeling so much love for him, you’re lucky you didn’t run into him bc you would’ve been a victim. Don’t you find it interesting he tells this heart wrenching story about taking the punishment, ohhh yeah, the brother can’t confirm this because he died….bullshit

[@danewing4658]

The death penalty does not stop ppl from murder, if it did, there would be no one on death row.

[@danewing4658]

Gorege Jones i suppose your right

[@robertmason6366]

I could say without death row murder rates could be doubled at least. Poor argument pal..

[@danewing4658]

Robert Mason Not really debating the issue it is just fact. If it is there to stop ppl from commiting murder then nobody would be on death row. Dont get me wrong there are plenty that deserve it and I would flip the switch!!

[@robertmason6366]

@@danewing4658 I love the death penalty. If it was down to me I would lower the bar and put Rape as a capital felony like the good old deep south back in day.

[@danewing4658]

Robert Mason you Love it because you have nothing to do with it

[@caroldry9262]

A person should pay for there crimes. But they should not be treated like animals. I believe this man is telling the truth. He at least deserves a new trial.

[@briancross8664]

How did they treat their victims? I can't believe you bleeding heart liberals. They deserve everything they get and then some.

[@davidc3839]

He will not get a new trial in corrupt America. Poor people of colour end up on death row. If you are innocent it very difficult to impossible to get a new trial.

[@luvtocook6881]

Bless your heart Roger, and the blessed work that you are doing. Actually reading the website I could t help but see that this is your calling… look at the wonderful work that you are doing. I know without a doubt hun, that your Grandmother is right there beside you telling everyone who will listen.. that’s my Grandson! Isn’t he amazing! We need more like you… we also need stricter punishment for guards that are brutal to inmates and who smuggle in stuff for them… My day, and my life is all the more better for having watched this. Everyone that comes into your life has been sent by your grandmother… she never fails to brag abt you. What I would give to watch your reunion when it comes time for you… bless your heart, and bless your life💕

[@M4G4M4N]

I've found that true peace while I was locked up during my active addiction. I turned down two early releases due to that peace. I've tried to find it in the Free world and even though I'm close by being clean, I've yet to find that true peace again.

[@kewdo1137]

Flash could you explain more about what you mean about finding peace

[@M4G4M4N]

@@kewdo1137 okay I'll try, when someone is in active addiction it's like a living hell, there is no real peace during active addiction until you get high. The lies and crimes you must commit to get high, hurting people that love you, always worried about jail, becoming anti social. When I was locked up i got clean, I became myself again, I was able to work outside and mon-fri leave the jail doing outside work so I got my self worth back, I met a girl in booking and we started writing eachother so I got my self confidence back and loved the female attention. When nobody writes you in jail a letter is the best feeling even if it's a fuck you letter atleast it tells you they were thinking about you when they wrote it. I met really good guys in there I still am friends with today, during active addiction I lost lots of friends so making friends felt good. For once in years other than not being able to walk out of jail whenever I wanted to I felt peace because I felt like myself again . To me it wasn't a dangerous jail so to me it felt like a kid a summer camp and I was myself again not a drug addict it maybe hard to understand but if you've ever lived in active addiction you may know the feeling

[@thetruthorossa118]

Flash have you anyone who you hate and can’t let go of.when I was locked up I found peace and completely freedom from self no responsibility and I let go of all the hate that I carried for people i got lost in addiction again and I have never seen too be able to get clean again and when locked up again I never experienced that peaceful time in my life I knew that I had a date to get out I knew people who had no date and they were caged and struggled with depression and hate for themselves mostly because of giving away their freedom to a moment of bad decision making

[@FunkyChichi]

Oh Flash! That touched my heart love! Keep fighting the good fight brother

[@M4G4M4N]

@@thetruthorossa118 I pray you can get and stay clean, I relapsed during the height of the pandemic when they closed AA but eventually did what I had to do, bare those 5 hellish days because freedom isn't out of jail addicted to a drug like heroin or fetty, real freedom is being out of jail clean, no monkey on your back, no ball and chain on your ankle . Getting clean is fucking hard but it's worth every minute

[@paulystp]

A murderers mentality is that killing someone is the ultimate punishment, I totally disagree with this mentality

[@j.erickson8571]

Don't judge until it happens to your family, god forbid. I have seem killers on court rooms laughing at the family. These criminals have no heart and no mercy. Why we have to have mercy for them ?.

[@arrongordon9679]

His so called family just abandoned him even though they say he was a good brother. Imagine these ppl were ur family 😢

[@LibertyStation92106]

I have relatives like that. All about them. Narcissistic a-holes

[@JefferyWaybright]

​@@LibertyStation92106 huh, me, too!!!! All they care about his themselves......just plain greedy, too. It's sad! 😢 I wonder how me & my bros are siblings!???😮

[@bonnieshelswell4203]

I know to a point l was taken from my family in foster homes l cried for them for yrs 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏for him JESUS LOVES HIM AND YOU

[@TexasBorn_TexasRaised]

Prison in Texas during the summer= Hell on earth! One of the hardest things I've ever been through

[@TexasBorn_TexasRaised]

@Viking fitness Spartan system shit crazy

[@gracefullikeagazelle]

@Gorege Jones Shut up

[@christhevancura9113]

@Gorege Jones Wow

[@eileenwright1742]

@Gorege Jones Yet your President gets a pass for all his crimes over his lifetime by you? Sure he does. Your inner voice always finds a way to justify what doesn’t support your biases. God knows.

[@eileenwright1742]

@Gorege Jones To hate another is to love oneself less.

[@anuv2960]

Roger signed a plea deal instead of a new trial and getting the death penalty again. According to the plea deal, his sentence has been commuted to life with parole (he will be up for parole in 2036).

[@me73941]

Regarding his guilt or innocence, what I'm concerned with are the facts, not emotion or that people "feel" he's innocent. It seems the only fact established is that his car was used in the commission of the crime. Beyond that everything else is circumstantial. I'm 50/50 on the confession, because while we would all like to think we would never confess to something we didn't do, six hours being interrogated by professionals is enough to make almost anyone confess to something they didn't do. It's happened many times before. As regards the actual physical evidence, there is none that links him with the crime. The appellate judge was 100% correct that he should have never received the death penalty. I am not against the death penalty in certain cases, but the State of Texas needs to do the right thing in this case and either commute his sentence of death and/or give him a new trial.

[@lauriedavidson4953]

I agree! He didn't get his freedom tho, commuted to a life sentence.

[@me73941]

@@lauriedavidson4953 When was this?

[@barrymanulow4896]

Bullshit, he said himself he took the wrap to keep his brother out of jail, so he confessed. Mind you he made that story up after his brother was killed so probably bullshit as well. To be honest I smell bullshit with this guys whole demeanor. He is trying to make himself seem too perfect with all his spirituality crap. Never trust a person who keeps mentioning God too often, that's an obvious sign of deception.

[@svens.5139]

@@barrymanulow4896 Well said, something stinks.

[@jesseolson3142]

I would never say I killed someone if I didnt they can keep me there for 24hrs and beat me up. No mf way am I saying I killed someone if I didnt, Because that 24hrs and beating aint shit compared to whats about to happen if you say you did it. They would have to kill me right there in that room and then it wouldnt matter anyway

[@garry760]

America should open up a "pre-jail program,for the vulnerable and ,high risk to offend people. Hire them,pay them,give them ,a chance, to get out of the inevitable, BEFORE,it happens,go to the projects,and offer this option.Give YOUR citizens,a chance, to live a good safe life.

[@ryany4326]

We have that program. It's called probation. Albeit it's not a very good program more needs to be done for it. But you weren't the first to come up with that idea

[@malbig2344]

American sentences are crazy bad.

[@blumpkinspicelatte4580]

Are they really though?

[@dreamersdisease2481]

How do they get the camera in his cell to film from those angles

[@dot-to-dot]

These inmates cry out for justice and the unfairness of how they live, but who cries out for their victims, whose lives they took in brutal ways? Prison is punishment as a consequence of the bad choices they made. They get death sentences and wait for their execution date when their suffering will be over. But the victim's families are given LIFE sentences of grief and suffering that they can never escape. Inmates are where they are because they chose to be there. It''s sad that some innocent people are convicted of crimes they didn't commit and they should be freed, but many of the guilty profess their innocence till their dying breath. Let's not lose sight of the real victims here.

[@sincereleajackson9382]

Roger McGowen death sentence has been commuted to life with possibly of parole. He goes up for parole in 2036

[@LadyCleo1]

That would mean serving 50 years.

[@mikebailey9566]

I just started watching this; So a person, who knows the defendant, hears shots coming from the nightclub, see's the shooter (I guess he assumes that), running out of the nightclub and states it wasn't Roger? And they wonder why the lawyers never contacted him, or asked him to testify? Because his testimony would be nothing but hearsay evidence. Having not been inside the club.....how could he possibly know the identity of the shooter? And damn, wasn't his proximity to the crime scene just as the shooting was going down, one hell of a coincidence?

[@Ladybug-le2tv]

I am against the dead penalty because it's cruel.But the most cruel and horrific thing is letting a human wait for his dead for 25 years!

[@AK-lg6ju]

First, check your comments before posting so you don’t look ignorant. It’s so cruel that they go to sleep compared to how they viciously murder innocent victims. That really compares now doesn’t it?

[@barrymanulow4896]

i think stringing it out that way adds to the drama and excitement.

[@M4G4M4N]

It's only cruel when the defendant is innocent

[@jesseolson3142]

@@M4G4M4N If the inmate wants he or she can waive the appeals and speed it up. Not many want to run to death but some have

[@georgetunstill2341]

@Ladybug-le2tv Your comment is so ignorant, it's not even funny. Have you ever thought of the victims and their families? They are living through a living hell that you can't even begin to imagine. From the obvious tone of your comment, you don't.

[@geraldineparker883]

bless you hope you get the justice

[@clifforddriver9434]

That's exactly what they generally end up doing. Turning the perpetrator into the victim.

[@deehud7627]

This brought joy to my soul... ty❤️🙏🏾

[@latasharobinson1100]

Why what did I miss it was sad I thought

[@deehud7627]

He was spared death... it was commuted to a life sentence.

[@OneWayJesus777-x2n]

@@deehud7627 that proves he is innocent continue to pray he gets out and get the real person who committed this murder

[@combatmedic3785]

Every con in prison says they're innocent.

[@mariecoyle6882]

@Mcgowensharon123 Your brother seems such a lovely man. I feel so sorry for you and family. I'm a 64year old white granny.sending you big hugs from Scotland. Xxx❤

[@tommytwotoes3880]

NOT TRUE. Lots of inmates pled guilty because they were guilty and new the state could prove it.

[@juniorjay1969]

not every convict is innocent but every month some where in america there is another inmate that has done decades being released with an oopsy sorry you lost decades of your life.

[@rw8990]

That’s not a true statement, so what are you saying every person in prison is guilty?Tis best to keep your mouth shut and be thought of a fool than to open it and erase all doubt!

[@monickalynn4365]

Why do inmates,many, find God and religion in prison-had they found God prior they likely would not be in prison in the first damn place!

[@stephenjackson7412]

Because people find God I’m assuming. Trying to question something that we won’t know unless we were in the same circumstances…What else do they have to rely on? I’m sure after seeing a Bible and that being one of the entertainments they probably go back to their roots and find God. God has no respect of person and sometimes it takes going to jail to find God. Sometimes they are making it up but I’m sure many genuinely found God

[@quantumgiggles2806]

How can the man be declared to death but the State cannot?

[@londonk69]

Why won't anyone reopen this case

[@velyzta02]

Death sentence did not stop crimes....thats the fact...

[@kevinpiacente3456]

No but the criminal will never commit another crime

[@velyzta02]

@@kevinpiacente3456 giving life sentence also will make them unable to do another crime

[@Senaleb]

@@velyzta02 they commit crimes in prison

[@velyzta02]

@@Senaleb how do you sure?

[@Senaleb]

@@velyzta02 because criminals in prison commit crimes? Lol

[@YourFreeBeats]

No air conditioning in that part of Texas is far and beyond cruel and unusual punishment. I would kill myself within the first week without AC (and no breeze)

[@Kadaf1]

They are in prison, not a hotel

[@emeritajimenez8521]

Did he ever get out ????

[@juniorjay1969]

this was put up a year ago. has there been any updates anyone can tell me about?

[@anuv2960]

He signed a plea deal instead of a new trial and according to the plea deal, his sentence has been commuted to life with parole (he will be up for parole in 2036).

[@davym23]

There's lot of prosecuters in the states who should be prosecuted

[@planetvegan7843]

Free all innocent beings.

[@djrigmarole7077]

Burn the guilty

[@TheSherryBoops]

USA looks like a circus. It's terrible. If found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, the grime is terrible, then give them life . This man is a good man . In my thoughts & prayers.

[@deal380]

He should have let his brother took his on wrap, if that was the case

[@planetvegan7843]

Yes.

[@stanlyjohn9347]

His brother gets killed by police before he sentenced, so his brother couldn't go to police and say it was him, I just see that now his brother is dead there is no way to prove his story, it all sounds a bit strange,

[@shantayharshaw6650]

God is with you on the time of this interview this video

[@koliver6657]

The impression I’m getting is a lot of these defense attorneys are getting there clients who are financially unstable the Death Sentence!!!!

[@smedleybutler8787]

That amerika for you! Look up larry Griffin,They said he shot a drug dealer. He lawyer was fresh out of Law School and had no clue to take on a murder case. RIP LG

[@colbygraham4383]

The state gives state appointed lawyers like 5 grand to fight a capital murder case... Ask lil boosie how much it takes to fight one with real lawyers .. millions

[@ruthjohnson506]

@@colbygraham4383 Z

[@lenculeurstraightfrom9263]

That's exactly what happens! This so-called american justice isnt fair 4 poor or/and Black People...

[@mol588]

Those without capital get the punishment .

[@quantumgiggles2806]

Would not a life without parole be sufficient without committing the same crime that those that are held in prison have committed

[@glasshalffull8471]

Alot of folks strongly oppose the death penalty even for the most heinous of crimes, I'm not sure what it is they would have it replaced by, if the alternative is being locked in that tiny cage like Roger for 23 hours a day for life I would consider that a worse outcome than being put to death by the state, I found it hard enough during lockdown early on when we were basically ordered to stay home, that ain't living, it's no more humane to be given life in prison than the death penalty imo, there is no perfect solution.

[@nmikloiche]

I really have issue with Roger playing the part of his family’s faithful martyr. It can’t be ignored that he thought it virtuous to allow his brother to remain in civil society, fully knowing that he posed a real threat to that very civil society. Roger temporarily spared his brother from punishment, but for what good? His brother continued to be a criminal and died doing so and any good that Roger may have been able to impart on his family has been lost. I’m not angry at the boy who signed a false confession; I’m angry at the man, 25 years later, who still thinks sacrificing himself was good and worthy.

[@vyvianb]

Capital Punishment is still not a deterrent!

[@lauriedavidson4953]

Roger is an EXTRAORDINARY human being. He brought love to my heart, joy to my soul, and tears to my eyes. Though he is still locked up (unfortunately), he is no longer on death row, and I pray he is no longer subjected to the loneliness he once was. I wish he could know what a change he's made in the hearts, minds, and lives of others. I will pray EACH day for his happiness. And to the people who fought so hard for him, Thank God for you and, like Roger, for never giving up.🙏

[@transmanicon]

You are a true follower of JESUS CHRIST. YOU HAVE LOVE N COMPASSION. I FEEL THE SAME AS YOU. I BELIEVE IN HIS TOTAL INNOCENCE. I PRAY HE WILL TASTE FREEDOM VERY SOON.

[@darrenwainwright4405]

@@transmanicon bless you brother- I hope Roger s story /book be made into a movie.so touching and inspiring-I suffer depression also in bad health currently, but god has taken me to Roger's story I feel. Godbless you Rocky and your family. Much love brother. Murray Birmingham England. 💕💙💕💙💕💙💕💙🙏

[@thetruthorossa118]

Laurie Davidson why don’t you write a letter to him to let him know that he has touched your heart with love for your fellow man

[@catman8670]

Please, PLEASE! Save your tears for the murdered victim (s)! 😥

[@AK-lg6ju]

@@catman8670 finally someone making sense

[@darlenealvarado2875]

Texas has the most Executions this state is all about the Death penalty and keeping these Men holed up like Animals ..Life without parole is what I believe in .

[@M4G4M4N]

To think I was born January 87 and Roger has been locked up my entire life..sad

[@rodoguerrero1412]

What happened after all to the inmate was he ever free from prison

[@deal380]

If all the death row prisoners thought like this before the crime, they wouldn't be in there, i think he may have did it, just time in prison he learned the meaning of life

[@rickybrown2446]

well said

[@CulturedWhiteBoy]

Learn the meaning of writing a sentence.

[@lauriedavidson4953]

I don't believe, FOR A SECOND, that he committed the crime he's accused of. I know a few men who were actually guilty and 'found the meaning of life' in prison, and he sounds NOTHING like them, to me.

[@barrymanulow4896]

yes indeed i think everyone needs 25 years on death row to mature properly. maybe we can bring that in.

[@barrymanulow4896]

@@lauriedavidson4953 he has read books and become a very skilled actor to try and get out. looks like a fraud to me

[@aloneinthewoods454]

I was bartending the morning shift across the street from the Huntsville Unit (Walls Unit). Im pretty sure they came in thinking we were small town idiots and were going to say something cruel. That was just my opinion. Some of these people did horrific unspeakable crimes and i dont think people realize that until someone gets murdered in his/hers family... Sucks to suck.

[@moceri55]

Every case is different. Every life is different.

[@simononeill5300]

Yip, do the crime then get ready to take the punishment.

[@lauriedavidson4953]

@@simononeill5300 IF they did the crime.

[@texascat71]

I live in the Ville. Where were you tending bar?

[@aloneinthewoods454]

@@texascat71 12th street and or Jozees

[@gloriawashington9061]

Does anyone know if he was executed or not??

[@LadyCleo1]

He was not executed. He can apply for parole in 2036.

[@merciavassallo5370]

I feel like he is enlightened. His serenity is amazing.

[@jeskg720]

What a nonsense. I dont trust his eyes.

[@alexanderbreglia2599]

The guy signed his own death warrant as soon as he signed his confession the detectives made up. It's virtually impossible to overcome a confession because the vast majority of people believe only a guilty person would confess.

[@nicolaking1205]

yea like the central park 5 (Brit sarcasm)

[@AK-lg6ju]

@@nicolaking1205 so your sarcasm, are you agreeing with the comment or not? The Central Park kids thankfully were released and I believe they’ve been compensated, though all the money in the world wouldn’t be enough.

[@nicolaking1205]

@@AK-lg6ju I agree with the comment. Many do own up to something they haven't done and that in itself is a crime. Central Park 5, horrendous what happened to those boys

[@josephmarzullo]

@AK your man, trump, wanted the Central Park 5 executed lol

[@FriendlyRider88]

Milky milky coa coa puff break it down

[@tsebosei1285]

Can i write to him. What's his jpay number. Pls make more of these documentaries

[@cynthiabingham8433]

Love conquers hate I will always believe that!!!!

[@homerj.simpson7562]

When will the US become a civilised country?

[@penelope-oe2vr]

When the people unite and stop letting the government intentionally divide us.

[@M4G4M4N]

Never

[@thomastileston3178]

When will they learn how to spell??

[@j_rainsgoat3929]

When the violence and low-life robbing stops.

[@j_rainsgoat3929]

@@thomastileston3178 haha 😂 of he can sleep with auto correct he never will.

[@Sameoldfitup]

Makes my problems seem so small in nature,➕🙏

[@joanaisabelcolltruyol3090]

My statement is .....Thanks my God because I live in a country with no death penalty so.......

[@borninwashingmachine4582]

Just only one question, why the man made commitment to murder? It doesn't make any sens, otherwise he isn't mentality imparried

[@lauranichols2027]

So he knew his brother was using his car for robberies and admits he took the fall for his brother but now he wants out?? His brother deserved the death penalty for this crime and he'd probably still be alive if Roger didn't lie and play the martyr. He volunteered himself, you don't get a take back.

[@blairsmith1812]

The Smell, I will Never forget the smell, It was Sour, Like the Smell of a Wild Animal, I Never Smelled "Anything" like this Before. That's what he said! Isn't that Something? To Say 24 words, and Contradicting himself "Just Like That" ... Wonder if it shows his interrigation online, that I would like to see! I didn't Kill anyone, I will never forget the crime scene, Like the smell of death, I Never Smelled "Anything" like this before at my other crime scenes. Is that how his interrigation went?

[@waynecarrol3415]

Polunsky reminds me of Katingal in Australia ( the inmates would go insane )& it was closed after being declared a Zoo like not fit for animals Texas Governors are big on Harsh Sentances tough not any give ( gets them elected) like there stupid gun laws !there’s a travel warning on America because of there gun laws ( an American cop murdered an Australian girl in her pyjamas after she called concerned about a possible rape in alley next to her house!Americans get lied to a lot I don’t blame them cause of that but this man is a victim!

[@smurfarooney2003]

So this was ten years ago now any update on his status..?

[@xebraztribes116]

There is a really cool thing called Google it's very popular...you should try that..Just type in what ever you want...

[@lauriedavidson4953]

His sentence was commuted to a life sentence.

[@M4G4M4N]

Eligible for parole in 2036

[@robertsands8827]

So where is he now ...

[@Mgamble214]

Now, he’s doing Life in Texas prison

[@smedleybutler8787]

If you have money you can protect what freedom you could have left. Pagans have all the power.. if you don't believe me.. study occult symbols, then take a look around. I use the word Pagan as a euphemism.. because I wouldn't want you to panic.

[@KTSDRE-n1r]

This was 2012 ? So what happens to roger ? Where is he now ? God bless him !!

[@poopoopants7088]

He's off of death row since 2016. Sentence was commuted to life, with the possibility of parole in 2036.

[@poopoopants7088]

@Jean Carlo henrique I wasn't speaking to you.

[@londonk69]

He without sin cast the first stone...

[@miekadegerness67]

Their are No Words that can Do Justice For Roger McGowen Faith and TRUST in GOD .The Love and Strength He Felt For His Brother . That Roger felt He was Doing the Right thing , May the LORD Bless Him and Keep Him... People that Kill and Murder these Unarmed Men . Have a Thirst for Blood and Want To Murder These Unarm Prisoners ! This is 1 of the Most Heart Braking Stories of an Innocent Man's Life

[@AK-lg6ju]

Wait...have you read what you attempted to write? You’re whining about animals who murdered their victims. He may feel sorrow and forgiveness is between him and God. It doesn’t change the fact that the crime happened and there’s still consequences. It’s called punishment, plain and simple. I do believe that every dp prisoner should absolutely be given dna, that way it clears up the innocent/guilty situation. The idea that you are calling those who work on death row as people murdering unarmed innocent men, wtf are you smoking? You need to get yourself together, take a remedial English course for third graders then read what you have before posting.

[@flyinno52harris51]

Free my uncle

[@emmawood6869]

Hopefully he gets out

[@jendom0112]

Go see your uncle if you’re so concerned. Shame on you and your whole family. I would be embarrassed to admit that my “innocent” uncle is on death row and I haven’t been to see him. Don’t be looking for attention on this post boy. Turn your attention to your family. Ridiculous ignorance.

[@angelawallace6317]

i have even flown 3000 miles to the USA from Scotland whats your excuse for not visiting your uncle your a disgrace

[@cal4207]

@@angelawallace6317 why do foreign Nationals think they can come to this country and tell us how to run our death penalty

[@latasharobinson1100]

@@jendom0112 lol gotta agree

[@j_rainsgoat3929]

If you ain't got no one behind you and don't know the law you'll take the fall for something you didn't do! What the hell did he just say their?

[@unknownorigin7433]

law dont matter when the judicial system is corrupt- the judges are corrupt -personal corruption - lack of integrity

[@ethanburns5457]

These black men and women that's out here people going to have to quit hating quit putting the black man in jail for basically nothing just because he's black he's guilty no no that's not right in America knows that's not right well I got news for everybody I'm a white man and you know what every black man in every black woman is my brother and sisters we all got the same blood we all got the same hearts America needs to quit hating on one another and come together I love all my brother and sisters do you

[@mindrolling24]

Let’s hope that the momentum for equality, whether it’s against bigotry based on skin colour, gender, age or social ‘status’, stays on the agenda and compassion and loving kindness once again become respected qualities for humans to honour.

[@gracefullikeagazelle]

Who can read this shit? I can't read this shit.

[@eileenwright1742]

@@gracefullikeagazelle pretend your favorite politician wrote it and then you’ll read it just fine. Especially when it espouses hate.

[@gracefullikeagazelle]

@@eileenwright1742 Favourite politician? Don't have one. I prefer those of us who can read and write.

[@AK-lg6ju]

Hmm... another white liberal wanting to come across as the great white hope saving black people because they’re unable to do so for themselves. Have you even taken the time to see how many whites are on dr? It has NOTHING to do with race, it has everything to do with people viciously murdering innocent victims and they have to pay the price. Here’s a couple examples that it has nothing todo with race or economic standings: a former judge was found guilty and sitting on Texas dr for capital murder, an attorney from a very affluent family sitting on dr for capital murder, a middle class female on dr for murdering her kids, btw..they’re all white. Stop pushing racism, usually liberal whites are the racist bc they believe they have to”save” the poor black population. Sit down and stfu!

[@loisegitau4897]

Rodger I pray that ALMIGHTY GOD give you a second chance in life.

[@bb8470]

Almighty God? Silly girl.

[@loisegitau4897]

@@bb8470 yes only GOD

[@ravenrisby]

I’m glad ravens braut me up instead of humans I don’t understand you

[@pietrietveld1842]

Thank you for sharing this story it make me silence and emotional i hope there comes a new trial he deserve it godd bless him and family .

[@missymason2377]

Moving forward 2021

[@padussia]

I agree with the death penalty 100%, but only if they are absolutely sure they have the right person.

[@eileenwright1742]

I agree. And that’s not always distinguishable because they cheat. I know from being in the American justice system as a court executive for years. It’s all about winning regardless of truth.

[@anlace3447]

25:00 wow they complain how bad life is on death row...too bad, maybe they should not have committed the most heinous crimes...

[@ick9160]

He enter plea deal and could be freed in 2036. Off death row now

[@kevinn4038]

Yay. A killer will walk free. Awesome.

[@moceri55]

Thank you. Just the question I was going to ask.

[@AK-lg6ju]

So he was guilty and conned you bleeding hearts again...lol pitiful

[@dravenhawktoland1127]

God bless. Roger your one step closer to freedom.

[@lauriedavidson4953]

Commuted to a life sentence unfortunately.

[@alanpowers5307]

Im a big-time opponent of the death penalty but not from a moral stance. There is a documentary about a guy in Mississippi in the early 80s i believe who was executed for a murder he didn't commit. Everyone, including the warden and guards, knew he was innocent, and actually, all of them quit after it happened. It's called something like "a death row documentary banned in the US" even though you can watch it in the US. I never get that emotional when watching it but if you watch it and still believe in capital punishment you a heartless fool. God would never approve of subjecting people to 20 years in a cage and then being executed for a murder they didnt commit. Only monsters do that and these corrupt prosecutors and judges are just that.

[@tineb3626]

For anyone that didn't know, he's a "REAL BROTHER"S KEEPERS".

[@herbertamaya2215]

This is so sad how people can turn a horrible sifuation into somthing positive

[@Just_TOO_Weird]

You guys should turn on the closed captions, for the French, especially, and be intrigued with how the CC interprets it as English...Can add some humor to an otherwise grim topic.

[@Golfonegwofour]

Another innocent man in prison??? who would have thought....

[@wall-to-wallbc6591]

But didn't he kill somebody?

[@ssherrierable]

If your not guilty and you confess to a crime you didnt commit than its 100% your fault. You cant try blaming it on your lawyers or anyone else.

[@thearbiter6350]

Clearly you NEVER been interrogated. Not how it works if they think you did it. Your Not getting out there without a confession.

[@barrymanulow4896]

finally a sensible post

[@seanberthiaume6909]

Whoo now wait a minute I've seen QUITE a FEW cases where people were found innocent after confessingMe personnaly I am a really strong minded person and tell them to go f--- themselves!And demand the evidence/proof 1st then attempt to just walk the out of the room!

[@missymason2377]

Thank you for sharing your story of living to be....God be with you. The evil 😈 still roams. DNA will prove your innocent

[@kevinn4038]

Proved him guilty.

[@jaybeezy5429]

Why do these inmates always assume they are in prison to get better? Strange really. It's a dent to society. A penalty due to their decisions.

[@Tarotmoon2360]

Sitting Bull said that his body was in jail. He was out free soaring with eagles.

[@jettehansen3394]

This man must leave prison now! How come you americans to deside wether live or die? How!

[@picassoboy52]

That's the system. "You Americans" have nothing to do with it. Average everyday citizens have no say

[@moceri55]

How about not generalizing “you Americans” in one broad stroke of your brush?

[@AK-lg6ju]

It would help if you could actually write a sentence and spell check yourself. It’s called the justice system, every criminal knew the punishment before choosing to murder innocent victims. SIT DOWN

[@M4G4M4N]

Speaking as if France is perfect....

[@kylesanders5999]

I’ve looked into this case. How many people are in jail just like him. Zero evidence and cops can just grill you for hours and hours. Dna is about impossible to get now.

[@ericweiler6571]

It's odd when people find death row prisoners dramatically "changed".. Of course they've changed. For one, they don't have the means to kill anyone. Secondly, they see one way out is to "find God"....

[@stephenjackson7412]

Okay? Is that a problem? Some people found God! If they really did I’m happy for ‘em because God is a great shoulder to lean on

[@ericweiler6571]

@@stephenjackson7412 Death row inmates can find God all they want as long as they live. Cuz where they're going, they'll never get a chance to meet God

[@bb8470]

The noose shall set you free.

[@brainitch2405]

why give a confession, make them prove it ,better to be judged by 12 than be carried by 6

[@cynthiabingham8433]

Try being black in America then ask yourself that 🙄🙄

[@AK-lg6ju]

@@cynthiabingham8433 stop playing the poor oppressed victim

[@jaynehinds3339]

Let him out now

[@gracefullikeagazelle]

Trade places with him.

[@johnnynorton1188]

I DON'T THINK THIS MAN KILLED ANYBODY SOME PLACES HAVE MORE CRIMINALS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT THAN IN PRISON. AND HE IS IN ONE OF THEM.

[@TedBackus]

i have always avoided certain states. Florida, texas, basically, if they are big on religion, its a good sign they like to implement the death penalty. im not against capital punishment, i feel its so controversial, because inmates are allowed years and years in prison, to become better people, THEN theyre killed. one could argue, its only once they become a better person, can the death penalty price then be paid.

[@tommytwotoes3880]

The Innocence Project estimates that 1 in 5 inmates are convicted of a crime they did not commit. I served 32 months in prison for a crime I did not commit so I believe it is the truth. I believe the system is not perfect but is probably the best system there is just needs some improvement.

[@barrymanulow4896]

In reality it is probably one in every 100,000 that is convicted of a crime they did not commit. and for every 10 crimes a criminal commits he is only convicted for one of them. The system is heavily biased in the criminals favor.

[@tommytwotoes3880]

@@barrymanulow4896 So you are saying twenty three people are wrongly imprisoned in the US. I think you are terribly misinformed. That's one person in every two states.

[@barrymanulow4896]

@@tommytwotoes3880 I don't honestly know the exact number but was responding to an outrageous claim that one in five are innocent. The laws are heavily protective over what evidence can and cannot be raised during a trial. For example, police burst into your house and find a gun that is proven to be the weapon used in murdering someone. But because they did not have a search warrant they cannot use it at trial. So the jury don't get to know that the murder weapon was found in your home, you get found not guilty, but if the jury would have known that they would have convicted you. That is one example out of thousands that favor the accused. 11 people think a person is guilty and one does not, so he cannot be convicted. Another rule that is heavily in favor of the accused. The other thing is that most crimes that happen are never solved, and nobody is convicted. A burglar might get convicted on his 10th burglary, the previous 9 he got away with. A rapist might get convicted on his 10th rape, the other 9 he got away with. Serial killers usually have many victims they never get convicted for. one final point, most people who have been exonerated have not been proven completely innocent. In the vast majority of cases they are released on a technicality, suggesting there is a chance they may be innocent. One example of this that stands out in my mind is the west memphis 3. I have no doubt they killed those 3 boys, but they are walking free today thanks to Johhny Depps money. Anyone with money can get someone out of jail. Unfortunately we live in a world where only a small fraction of crimes are solved, so the majority of people who are guilty are either walking free, or are serving prison sentences much shorter than they would be if they had been caught for all the crimes they committed. That's why crime is so high, because the odds of getting away with it are heavily stacked in the offenders favor. Yes , occasionally a mistake is made, but let's not pretend it is anything other than rare.

[@tommytwotoes3880]

@@barrymanulow4896 My bad. I read the figures wrong. The innocence project estimates up too 5% of prisoners are not guilty. That's 1 in 20.

[@barrymanulow4896]

@@tommytwotoes3880 I am never persuaded by statistical data, especially when it is being reported by the vested party. Statistics are notoriously twisted and manipulated to the users advantage. You are free to believe whatever you want, as am I. I prefer to base my opinions on the eye test. To me that is what I see, what I experience, and based on life experience what is the most likely truth.

[@billmaglis6207]

Oh yeh God bless Roger. Make him your mentor and role model folks. What a conman (and muderer). Murdered an innocent woman committed hundreds of robberies, a real saint. Funny how they all go spiritual and gentle once they get locked up.

[@gracefullikeagazelle]

They're given bibles to read once they're locked up. Converts the sinners apparently.

[@patriciaschoemaker9348]

When I go to the links that say. Write Roger or support Roger it says Page cannot be found.

[@barrymanulow4896]

just send your donations to me i could do with a few quid

[@Senaleb]

uhhh when they read you your rights, they literally say you can request a lawyer at any time and are not required to speak ....this plea of ignorance is a joke.

[@mikebb1000]

👏 bravo I couldn’t of said it better myself.

[@g-magigi1508]

Yeah because reading the "rights" to a black man by crooked racist cops actually means something. Until you actually live it, sit down. It's so easy to judge from the outside looking in.

[@Senaleb]

Did you just REEEEE?

[@jcbirdman74]

You have no clue, they never mention lawyers . They always try to get that confession , they know if you have a lawyer beside you they can forget about the confession.

[@rebeccalavoy6655]

@@g-magigi1508...I hate the term, "sit down". Who are you? Just another, mere human being.

[@shanehale5215]

So, I am supposed to gain some sense of enlightenment from someone who doesn't understand that you have a right to remain silent?

[@elvergudo6098]

And if for all those years he never said anything and new it was his brother then he still guilty and should rot in hell