I have always been against capitol punishment! Although I know there are some instances in the Bible where the word speaks of an eye for eye etc. But we live now in a different Era of laws. For those who are not familiar with the case of Brain Nichols of Atlanta I have inserted some information from Wikipedia Encyclopedia... I was truly touched by this case from the beginning, always feeling there was something peculiar about the whole thing.
My prayers have been answered and Brian is not facing the death penalty anymore at this time. He has to serve life in prison! he can still be tried in the federal court system though. I feel deeply for those who lost their family members in this tragic incident but I do believe Brian deserves a second chance..WWJD? Anyways I pray that this brother be released from all demonic spirits and that his soul be surrendered unto God. I pray that he seeks the face of God and gain salvation so that he may have eternal life.
I know it may seem a little strange coming from me... but I truly believe in unconditional love and I have had to endure some similiar encounters against my self and loved ones, but not until death. But detrimental enough to cause emotional scars for a lifetime and for those who caused the pain in my life and my loved ones lives I pray for them even still. I have forgiven them and moved on to what God has for me...
I believe It is truly impossible to live with such hate and malice towards one another. I know we are all human and of course we are allotted to our feelings of frustration and anger but there comes a time when we must walk in the way of the Lord. I know this is easier said than done but this is my take on it. May the Lord continue to bless all those who have been affected by this case. I pray that they may gain peace, understanding, and comfort in their time of need.As for Brian every day he still yet lives he has an opportunity to get his life right with God.......
Wikipedia Entry:
Brian Gene Nichols (born December 10, 1971) is known for his escape and killing spree in the Fulton county courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia on March 11, 2005. Nichols was on trial for rape when he escaped from custody and murdered the judge presiding over his trial, a court reporter, a Sheriff's Deputy and later a Federal agent. A huge manhunt was launched in metro Atlanta and Nichols was taken into custody 26 hours later. The prosecution charged him with committing 54 crimes during the escape and he was found guilty on all counts on November 7, 2008
What little is known about Nichols' early life is that he came from a middle class family.
He attended the Cardinal Gibbons School[1] in Baltimore, Maryland until 1989 but he did not receive a diploma. He attended college at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, for three semesters from 1989 to 1990. While attending the college he played linebacker on their football team. Nick Pergine, who played football with Nichols at Kutztown, said Nichols' massive physical presence and martial-arts skills earned him a reputation as someone to be careful around. Jake Williams, who coached Nichols at Kutztown, compared Nichols' physique (6'1" and 210 lbs) with that of NFL star John Mobley, who also played at the university.
Berks County records show that Nichols had been arrested at least three times during his short stay at the university. In 1990, he was charged with terroristic threats, simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment, stemming from an incident in a university dining hall, according to court documents. He pleaded guilty to the two lesser charges and the others were dropped.
The next year, Nichols was arrested twice in a month for criminal trespassing, misdemeanor criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. Those charges were later dropped. After his brief stay at Kutztown, Nichols went to Newberry College from 1992 to 1993, and played football there. Athletic spokesman Ryan Gross said that during that time Nichols was kicked off the football team for stealing from a dorm room.
After dropping out of school, Nichols moved to Georgia in 1995. He worked for Hewlett-Packard for eight years, as a UNIX systems engineer.[2] Nichols last employment was working as a computer engineer for a logistics subsidiary of Atlanta-based shipping giant UPS. Company spokesman Norm Black says Nichols joined the unit in March 2004 and left in September 2004, which was when he was arrested in the rape case.[3] According to his brother, Nichols earned a six-figure income and regularly attended church. He was arrested after being charged with the brutal assault of his former girlfriend of 8 years after their break up. After discovering that she was dating Chris Rowell, a minister from their church, Nichols forced his way into her home, bound her with duct tape at gun point and raped her. He was charged with rape, aggravated assault with intent to rape, aggravated sodomy, burglary, false imprisonment and possession of a firearm during commission of a crime. The first case had ended in a mistrial with a hung jury. Nichols had told people in the courthouse "I'm not going to go lying down" when he learned that he would be retried. Nichols’ friends warned the DA’s office he might try to escape and one friend told prosecutors that Nichols planned to escape and asked him to leave a credit card in the pocket of the suit jacket he would wear to court. Nichols mother also emailed the Fulton County Sheriff's Office to tell them she believed her son may try to take an officers weapon.
The retrial began the next week and the tension heightened even further 2 days before the crime spree when deputies escorting Nichols from the courthouse to his jail cell noticed something in his shoes. They found two sharp "shanks," common jailhouse weapons fashioned out of metal which possibly came from a door hinge. Nichols also taunted Assistant District Attorney Gayle Abramson and Assistant District Attorney Ash Joshi during the retrial by saying "you're doing a much better job this time" and he was apparently aware that his case was going poorly. The actions prompted Judge Barnes to have a meeting the day before the escape with counsel and he asked for extra security during Nichols scheduled testimony that Friday since the prosecution in the rape case had planned to call its last witness that day and jury deliberations were upon him. Nichols would have faced life in prison if convicted...end
Brian was sentenced to life in prison Friday December 12,2008
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