Thomas

www.myspace.com/thomas_whitaker

www.minutesbeforesix.comMood: focused focusedat 9:35 AM Dec 20, 2008 view more

  • 29 / Male
  • LIVINGSTON, Texas, US
  • Last Login: 7/3/2009

Interests

  • General

    Thomas' Journal - Minutes Before Six
    CLICK HERE

    If you would like to make a secure donation to Thomas' Defense Fund, click below


    Thomas has a petition
    PETITION

    Facebook Group for Friends & Supporters
    FACEBOOK GROUP

    Up to date Death Penalty information
    DEATH PENALTY INFO

    The Innocence Project USA
    INNOCENCE PROJECT
  • Music

    Dave Matthews, Tom McRae, The Beatles, Portishead,
  • Television

    Family Guy

Details

  • Status: Single
  • Here for: Friends
  • Hometown: Fort Bend
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Body type: 5' 9" / Athletic
  • Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
  • Religion: Christian - other
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
  • Smoke / Drink: No / No
  • Education: Some college

Blurbs

About me:

This is an Anti Death Penalty site, however as Thomas has no access to the internet this page is run by his friends. This is an unoffical site for Thomas. He has no control of any kind as to what gets put onto this page.

The main aim of this page is to highlight the life and struggles of Texas’ Death Row inmates and to bring awareness not simply to Thomas’ case but to the long hard fight faced by the many men and women who are also currently sat in Texas’ “steel tombs”.

Thomas was born and raised in Fort Bend County Texas.

Thomas has been incarcerated since 2005 and has been on Death Row since the 23rd March 2007.

The people connected with this site and who know Thomas ARE prepared to take a stand and fight for something that we believe is wrong. As individual people our voices would be lost, but as a group we can make a difference.

We are not excusing what Thomas has done, as there are no excuses. But we believe that the Death Penalty is not the right answer in this case or any other case.

We simply ask that you come to this page with an open and non-judgemental mind. What you take from the information is up to you.

Thomas’ case and situation is only one of thousands not only across America but also across the world whose governments believe that this punishment is justified.

Thomas still has hope that things can change, but for many it is already too late.

Please take some time to think about the consequences of this “cruel and unusual punishment”. Whether we like it or not, as a society we must take responsibility for the actions of the politicians who use this as a “political tool”.

“It takes strength to endure abuses…it takes courage to stop them.”

Together we CAN and WILL make a difference, along with the many other thousands of people and groups, to hopefully abolish the Death Penalty for good!!!!


I would urge people who have not seen the film "Dead Man Walking" to watch this clip of the execution scene. This scene had a huge effect on me when i first saw it and it continues to do so. This clip maybe from a film...but the truth is this scene is played out FOR REAL somewhere almost every day!!

Maybe by watching this clip someone maybe shocked into thinking about the subject and maybe give some thought as to what they can do to get involved to change the reality.

Some crimes are horrific and there are no excuses for them. But death does not provide the answer; it is simply retaliation to the crime NOT a punishment.

"Sometimes...life teaches even the dumbest of us things worth remembering. I guess my plea is this: stop living in a haze. Appreciate EVERYTHING. Because we all have a date. Maybe yours isn't set like mine is, but it's there."* *Journal edited with permission for content.

"You can take away our names and replace them with numbers, cage and store us in conditions not even fit for your family dog, and exterminate us at your whim, but we are still human beings, capable of everything from love and beauty to violence and hate."

"He who demands mercy and shows none burns the bridges over which he himself must later pass." Thomas Adams.

"AN EYE FOR AN EYE MAKES THE WHOLE WORLD BLIND." - Gandhi






Who I'd like to meet:

Open and like minded people who can see that this is wrong and who are not afraid to fight for something that they believe in.

To read Thomas' online journal go to Minutes Before Six

Thomas is also on Faceboook and his group can be found at FACEBOOK GROUP

He also has a petition, which if you want to sign can be found HERE

For information on pending US executions look HERE

The Innocence Project USA also do great work and are always looking for volunteers. They can be found here Innocence Project

Up to date Death Penalty info can be found at the Death Penalty Info Center

KDOL radio do a shout out show for the inmates at Polunsky on a Sunday between 1 - 7pm(Texas Time). They also do a show on a Monday and Thursday between 7 - 9pm and the night before an execution they hold a "special show": http://www.barnabasroad.com/kdol_radio.m3u

Comments

Displaying 25 of 114 comments
  • Jun 22 2009 8:18 PM

    New entry on MB6!
  • Jun 12 2009 10:37 AM

    Letting everyone know that Thomas finally had his surgery on the 5th June
  • May 14 2009 9:09 AM

    There is a new entry on Thomas' blog
  • May 3 2009 2:20 PM

    Does anyone use the site www.prisonpaper.com to send anything to Thomas? The site says that TDCJ is an approved vendor but i am getting conflicting views from ppl; some say i can use it some say that i cant. Hope everyone is ok? :)
  • May 3 2009 7:40 AM

    did anyone watch the 20/20 episode? i couldn't watch it...i saw a clip online for like a "preview" and i wish i never saw it. The image of Kevin and Tricia are seared in my brain I wish it wasnt there :( My mom watched it and was wanting to talk to me bout it but it's still hard to deal with it. Was it more negative stuff that came out of it, or was there anything postive about it?
  • May 3 2009 2:08 AM

    Thomas has a new entry on MB6
  • Apr 29 2009 9:52 PM

    The 20/20 story on Thomas and Kent is being broadcast this Friday night. There are some shorts you can preview on the website.


    http://abcnews.go.com/2020
  • Apr 14 2009 3:44 PM

    nice pics :0)
  • Apr 14 2009 9:06 AM

    Thomas sent me a few photos (at my request) and I have scanned them and posted then in his profile.
    Nice to see him in photos outside of his trial and prison, which is why I asked for them :)

    I have also posted a link to his paypal account so if anyone would like to help out with the cost of his defense, please feel free to click on the Paypal link shown under "Interests"
  • Apr 5 2009 5:27 AM

    Thomas sent me a newspaper clipping and asked me to post it here and on Facebook (click the link above and join the group all of Thomas' friends are welcome!).
  • Mar 30 2009 4:38 PM

    No that wasnt just you that was confused about that Darlene i missed it. So he going to have to explain it to me in my letter as well, as i made some comment about him being "lost"....ha!!!
  • Mar 29 2009 3:26 PM

    Was anyone else confused by the last MB6 entry and think he had been moved? I was - and I don't know how I got confused, but I guess I missed the part where the story was from his days in county jail. For those who may have been confused - he remains in Polunsky. I got a letter from him on 3/27 and he clarified my confusion and said he will have a comment put on MB6 to assure everyone he remains at the Polunsky address.
  • Mar 23 2009 8:28 PM

    Thanks for lettin us kno Lissa. They keep doin that to him....poor man!!x
  • Mar 23 2009 7:33 PM

    I received an e-mail from Kent today. Thomas still hasn't had the surgery. They took him to Galveston, held him over the weekend, and returned him to Livingston last Monday. There's no telling when he'll actually get the surgery.
  • Mar 19 2009 7:03 PM

    I have received a response from the TCADP with some suggestions which I have posted in the letter writing campaign blog. A few people have asked about it.


    Lets all hope Thomas recovers from his surgery as best he can and that the surgery is a success.
  • Mar 18 2009 9:45 PM

    I recieved a letter from Thomas, postmarked March 13 (he didn't date the letter). He asked me to let everyone know that he was going to be taken to the hospital that day for surgery. He didn't know when he would be back. Lets hope they finally fixed his arm! Hopefully it went well, and he will be back to writing soon.
  • Mar 11 2009 10:08 AM

    I agree Hilde. The UK hasnt practiced the DP since the 1960's, the last woman to be executued was in fact found to be innocent, and while knife crime is on the increase (so they say) violent murders are decreasing. Texas has one of the highest murder rates in the US and yet they execute the most ammount of people. Kinda ruins most peoples argument that the DP is a deterrant to crime. You will never find a more premeditated murder than the DP. The only way to equal it would be to let an intended victim of crime kno the day you intend to hurt them, the time, and how you plan to do it. Taken from a famous quote but i can’t think who said it.
  • Mar 10 2009 4:03 PM

    I have been writing with Thomas since November 2007. He wanted me to write something on his entry on myspace, and I am happy to oblige his request. I am a person who strongly oppose Capital Punishment. There are many reasons why I object so much to this ancient way of punishment; it definitely belongs to the past - there must be better ways... How can the authorities justify a murder equaly cruel and more premeditated than the murder of the perpetrator? How can the authorities play God and decide who should die - and who should live at random? In my opinion, the American legal system sucks - especially the part concerning Capital Punishment - it's arbitrary and capricious - it surley benefits those who have money. The law is not equal to the American people when those who have money can afford to buy the best legal help; where those who can't have no choice but to accept whatever is given to them. That is not right! When innocent people are at risk of getting executed because of this totally weird system - the insanety should stop immediately. It's a mystery to me how you Americans can live with this system when tragic injustice is so likely to happen. Also, executions do not have a deterring effect like the pro-death people like to think - if you compare the crime rate in the US to Scandinavia (where I live), Scandinavia has much less crime; incl. murders, than the US. Scandinavians have not executed anybody since ww2. Or you could compare the crime rate in Minnesota to Texas - I'm sure Texas would not be safer even though the state of Texas executes the most people in the US where they don't at all in Minnesota. It's a system which shows and clarifies what view the authorities have on human beings- it's definitely not a view which shows empathy, forgiveness and respect for all people.
    It's the opposite; "eye for an eye", retribution and revenge, hate and contempt - what good can possibly come from this? I'll finish this by sharing some thoughts from a very wise w
  • Mar 4 2009 7:35 PM

    There is a new Facebook group.
    The link is shown under Interests along with the other links as well as under the "Who I'd like to meet" section
  • Mar 2 2009 5:21 PM

    Yay....i have mail :). Thomas asked me to metion that he has managed to get the prison to agree to him going back to hospital about his arm. He didnt have an exact date, but said it could be anytime in "early" March. Same as last time, he said he might not feel upto writing for a while.
    Hopefully they do it this time, last time he went to hospital, they did nothing!!!
  • Mar 1 2009 4:17 PM

    thomas' survey om MB6 was interesting :))
  • Feb 26 2009 8:30 AM

    Thanks Donna. Kenneth is the artist K9 on MB6 that drew Thomas' High School picture.
    Such a talented artist
  • Feb 25 2009 10:10 PM

    Thanks for posting the petition.
    Just added my name!
  • Feb 25 2009 7:51 PM

    Please sign the petition for Kenneth Morris who has a date of 4th March. He is a friend of Thomas'


    Sign Now
  • Feb 22 2009 6:45 AM

    i know that the first book has nothing to do with Bart. and I was only going to do a petition if I am told that his facts are not right. I am actually in the middle of an email right now to Kent. I just don't want him to publish a book if his "facts" are off of what the media wants you to hear.
    you know?