We Followed An Inmate to the Execution Chamber
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Published 2022-03-29
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All Comments (21)
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I hate how parents can cause so much trauma and damage towards their children. Imagine how much less violence and hurt in the world there would be if children didn't learn hate and fear over love.
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When your mother says they wish they didn't have you, it destroys you as a child I know that feeling. It's devastating
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I understand the grief behind Grant’s brother, but I feel like he is downplaying what led his brother to this moment. He didn’t just kill two “hotel clerks”, he killed two people. Two people that had families and lives of their own. It is sad.
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The 2 people he killed in cold blood never got a chance to say good bye. They suffered and were frightened. They were helpless. I feel that this man's upbringing was a cop out. You can better yourself. You can make better choices. I had a shocking childhood too. Horrible way to grow up. But you seek to do better and show the love and kindness you never got.
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Message to everyone : If youre gonna be a parent, keep in mind that YOU decided to give life to someone. Your children do not owe you, YOU owe them everything.
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Nothing unsettles me more than the thought of being strapped to a bed about to die, my family watching me, and knowing I wasted my life. It's not even scary it's just truly depressing. It makes me grateful for my life.
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What your brother did was unbelievable .
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You sound like your brother was victim not the poor soul he murdered.
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This story hit hard man. My mom was addicted too, my father was the dealer. As a kid I can remember just begging to be loved, seeking attention and just yearning for that feeling of being wanted. Still struggle with believing I’m loved to this day.
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Hi. I'm Joe Robinson, Donald Grant's eldest sibling. As you can imagine, the past several months have been very difficult emotionally and psychologically for me and my family. And I can only imagine how difficult it has been for the loved ones of the two young women who's life was ended at the hands of my brother. As far as I am concerned, it is tragic all around. I appreciate all of the thoughtful comments that I've read about the interview. It's heartening to know that despite the tragedy surrounding this and other death penalty cases that some people are able to find the humanity in it.
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Two women working their job - budgeoned, stabbed, and shot multiple times. so they would not be witnesses to a theft. Both cried and begged for their life. The killer showed no remorse with his last breath. He was just a chatterbox about himself.
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The brother seems kind and down to earth. The condemned prisoner, got what he deserved.
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Watching this make you feel like you are witnessing the event. GIves you anxiety, at the same time. I feel sad for his victims.
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It must be terrible to lose your brother like that, but at least he could say goodbye to his family. His victims could not. They died gruesomly and for his own selfish reason.
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I just met a young woman that I knew when she was a waitress at another restaurant two years ago. At that time, she just found out she had breast cancer, she was a single mom with four children. She worked up until she started chemotherapy and radiation. I lost tract of her until a couple days ago. She told me she was cancer free and was in remission. She shared with me that her mother as a crack addict and was suffering from stage 4 cancer when I knew her at the other restaurant. Her mother died the day she started chemotherapy. She is a hard worker and has a very positive attitude on her life. You are given one life. It's up to YOU if you want to become a contributing positive individual or go through life playing the blame game.
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So where was the part where they followed an inmate to the execution chamber?
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At least this man had the chance to see his family and say his words for the last time. Always remember that his 2 victims never had that chance.
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My father was an alcoholic and my childhood was traumatic to say the least and I ran from home at 14. I lived on the street for a couple of years. The fear of getting caught was more than the pain of hunger. I knew the only way to not get caught was to keep my nose clean and out of trouble. It worked and now at 61, I've had a pretty good life .
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Don't feel bad for that guy. He had multiple conversations with his brother through the years...the victims didn't. They lost, not him.