Governor Hickenlooper is a coward. Rather than making a decision on whether to grant clemency to Chuck E. Cheese mass murderer Nathan Dunlap, Hickenlooper instead chose to issue an executive order for an “indefinite stay” of his execution.
In typical Hickenlooper fashion, he chose not to choose. But, unfortunately, for the cause of justice it means the cold-blooded killer gets to keep his life, even when he took four others.
Reports The Denver Post:
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday issued an executive order granting convicted killer Nathan Dunlap a “temporary reprieve” from an execution that had been just three months away.
In an executive order that provides an indefinite stay of execution, Hickenlooper writes that the decision has weighed heavily on him…
“I don’t know why anyone would vote for someone who would want to do away with the death penalty in this case,” [Marj] Crowell said before a planned conference call with Hickenlooper.
Marj Crowell is the mother of one of Dunlap’s victims, Sylvia Crowell. In issuing his cop-out clemency decision today, Hickenlooper is insulting both the victims and the jury who decided to sentence Dunlap to death.
This decision could also affect another key death penalty case — that of Aurora shooter James Holmes. When DA George Brauchler seeks the death penalty against the human scum who committed one of the worst massacres in American history, will the jury wonder whether their decision will be respected by a future governor?
The silver lining to this decision is that if Republicans take back the governor’s mansion in 2014, a new Republican governor could issue their own executive order, allowing justice to take place and Nathan Dunlap to die for his crimes against humanity.
UPDATE: District Attorney George Brauchler responds:
“Not making a decision is an injustice,” Brauchler said.
— Jordan Steffen (@jsteffendp) May 22, 2013
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Hickenlooper is a coward! If he holds office again it's our fault!
Whimp in a State, where men are men, women are women and justice should be served. Pathetic ..
Nathan Dunlap should never come back alive–he deserves the death sentence
Sadly, the Gov is only looking out for himself and his future aspirations as most Democrat politicians would. The Gov inherently lacks the character and conviction to do the right thing here. Thus, Hick does exactly what the Dem/PC playbook dictates and lets Dunlap live because of the color of his skin.
Coward aka punk ass puppet.
Retarded, No. A complete chicken shit…yes.
Convicts 1 Justice 0.Send the governor to the chair!
They should move him to Texas and let Texas put his ass in the death chamber, Texas does not mess around with scum bags like mass murderers, they would rather kill them then support them!
Jerri, a jury of peers is a group of individuals who are just ordinary people from the same area who have no stake in the trial making a decision based on the FACTS presented. We have waited 20 years for justice, there is no doubt of guilt nor any show of remorse nor anything that resembles human decency. Why should he have gotten 20 more years when none of the 4 he killed did? There are crimes for which death is the only recourse. Don't believe that? I will believe you when someone you love and cherish is lost to a monster! We can not bring Ben, Sylvia, Colleen, or Marge back, but he should give what he has taken. Personally I would have been happy to see the execution happen very quickly after his conviction because there is no doubt of his guilt nor had he shown any remorse until it was his turn to die. Watch the interview he gave a few years after the fact he is a monster!
This is disguting, disgraceful; a slap in the face to the victims & jurors that sought to carry out justice! The voters should not forget this at the next election! Is this guy (the gov) missing a few screws?
What is wrong with this state. First they legalize marijuana. Second they try to take away gun rights from law abiding citizens not criminals. Now allow Dunlap to live. Need to move to Texas where they have an express lane
Some people are so vile, so evil, that they just don't deserve to live among us. Their death will not bring back the loved ones they so mercilessly murdered, but we will no longer be burdened with caring for them, and the loved ones will not have see them living and breathing while their loved ones are long since gone at their hands. Do you believe that because we are civilized we don't punish crime? The worst of the worst of us in our civilized country get the death penalty. We are civilized enough to do it painlessly. Other less civilized countries would stone them to death in the town square.
Jerri Cott Strasser Jerri, no offense, but you're argument is not making sense. Are you suggesting that the death penalty is nothing more than revenge? If it is revenge, is that wrong? If revenge is wrong, is this based on your personal belief in God? If your argument is based on a belief in God, then have you not read Genesis 9: 5-6: "And surely your blood of your lives I will require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made he man." If we fail to put to death the murderers, we are arrogantly proclaiming that we know the hearts of killers better than God what the fate of a murderer should be. If you don't believe in God, then your argument is still senseless. Of course we can't bring the dead back. That's the point. No one will be able visit the likes of Nathan Dunlap after he's dead. He won't be able to seek free medical attention after he's dead, etc.. He deserves to die for what he did, and it is not revenge when carried out after due process of law, by the state, not an individual. The governor has no spine, and we all know it. He should step down if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing.
They won"t !! But why should his worthless ass live !! He killed four people in cold blood with not one ounce of remorse.. Why should our tax dollars house him, feed him , pay for his medical care… Give me one good reason he deserves to take one more breath… Why ?
He has been alive 20 more years than he should of been.. Should of put a bullet in his head immediately following his conviction !!
Chuckie Cheese Hick-en-Looper what a piece of crap …. no wonder he wants gun laws …to make it easier for his buddies to murder our families.
Possibly, but it still will not ease the loss and it is still not justice and the dead do not come back. I am not trying to minimize the losses, just don't believe anyone close to me will come back as a result of death sentences.
Oh barf
No one has ever killed my child or grandchild, so I'm not in the position to judge. Jeff's step sister was murdered, and I know it devastated his step mom. Perhaps this person who wrote the article knows the family and the situation better than we do.
He missed the part about "Never go full retard".
Hickenlooper/Chickenpooper the combination of signing the anti-second amendment bills, $1Billion tax increase and now the indefinite stay to Dunlap, what next?
Don't believe anyone in a civilized country should get the death penalty. Who are his peers (reference "jury of his peers")? How do you know? Were you there? Did you see the people who made up his jury? Will anyone he killed get to come back as a result of his death? Give e a rational argument….
Douche bag!
We need to make sure he is not there to do the same thing for James Holmes. Replace Hickenlooper in 2014!
Totally a coward this is bs
I am shocked!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He must be related to CommieForniastan Gov. Brown.
Yep, I knew he would never have what it takes to do the right thing.
"maybe crazy"??????
What in the world is wrong with that man? Is he really retarded?? Because he sure does act like it!!!
What a zero governor…..all those dead people and I knew the parent of on. All you people who voted for Hickenlooper or didn't vote at all rather than vote for Tom Tancredo, this is on your dime.
Believe it and hang around a while, the next time Obama does not get his way he'll tell Hickenlooper to issue an executive order to pardon the murderer so he can go out and kill again. Hickenlooper will only be too happy to obey his Fuehrer
No, don't think so this murderer is black and if Obama had a son he would look just like him. Holms is white and maybe crazy but he'll get the death penalty
no doubt!!! later douchebag.. YOU ARE DONE!!
Governor Howdy Doody, never go "Full Retard". You need to start looking for a job on the East Coast because you don't have one here any more.
What a pussy.
You have got to be kidding me…………what a bunch of BS…..again………..vote them all out while we have a chance……..at the obvious rate of libs voting……..we might be to far behind the curve.
Typical Democrat. These politicians are taking a shit all over everything.
Why the HELL do we have a Justice System? Dickenlooper your a JOKE!
Little doubt the inmate are in charge of the asylum in Colorado – just another good reason to get the man back in brewing business.
cowward is the correct term to use here.
Well looks good for the defense in the Holmes case…
Wow, He really did earn that Chickenlooper nickname!
Cannot believe this. A jury of his peers and a judge presiding in a court of law determined that under the laws at that time, death was the appropriate sentence. Governor Hickenlooper thinks he knows better than they. I hope he is removed as Governor in the next election.