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Yiyo
sele imalunga namashumi amane eminyaka ukususela ekubulaweni kokugqibela eTennessee. Ngelo xesha
ixesha, urhulumente wam uye wachasa ukukhwela uloliwe wokubulala owenziwe ngabantu
iindawo ezifana neFlorida kunye neTexas, apho ukubulawa kusulungekisiwe ukuya kufutshane
isayensi, isetyenziswe ngobuchule obunjalo kangangokuba idlula ngaphandle kwesaziso
nanini na ukubulala kwakhona.
kwaye
ukanti, kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezizayo kukho konke okunokwenzeka ukuba iRhuluneli uDon
I-Sundquist iya kongamela ukubulawa kwamadoda amabini, ngaphandle kobungqina bokuba
kananjalo akanatyala lamatyala athe agwetyelwa. Le Tennessee
unokuphinda aqalise isohlwayo sokufa emva kokuba elo khefu libi ngokwaneleyo; ukuba iminxeba
kuba igazi libe nobungqina obubambekayo bokuthandabuza okusengqiqweni kwimeko kaRobert Coe
kunye noPhilip Workman wenza le meko ibe mbi nangakumbi. Ngaphezu koko, oko
ibonisa iziphene zendalo kwinkqubo yobulungisa ephakamise ukuziphindezela
inqanaba lomthendeleko wesizwe; iziphene ezithi, ngaphandle kokuba zilungiswe ngokukhawuleza oko
inkqubo efanayo, iya kubangela ukuba urhulumente abize ntoni, kwi-Orwellian efanelekileyo
fashion, "Therapeutic Intravenous Intervention" kumadoda amabini.
Oko
U-Coe kunye no-Workman bafumene unyango olungaphantsi kolulungileyo kumaphephandaba
akumangalisi: omnye ugwetyelwe "umbulali wabantwana," omnye,
ujongene nokubulawa ngokubulala ipolisa. Xa kuziwa kumaxhoba, uCoe kunye
Umsebnzi ubenethamsanqa ngokwaneleyo ukuba axhonywe ngokubulala abona babini baninzi
novelwano. U-Coe-ogwetywe enetyala lokuxhwila, ukudlwengula nokuhlaba wabhubha iminyaka esi-8
omdala uCary Ann Medlin ngo-1979-uzifumana ekwimeko engenakunqweneleka yokuba nayo
ibe sisimntwiso sesibhambathiso seRhuluneli sephulo lokulawula
isigwebo sentambo. Unguye, njengoko iRhuluneli iyibeka, "umntwana weposta" we
ukugqwetyelwq ngabakhulu. Ukuba inkundla ephakamileyo karhulumente ayizange igwebe njengoko yenze namhlanje-ukuba
omabini la madoda aneentsuku ezingama-25 zokufaka amaxwebhu ezikhalazo kwiNkundla ePhakamileyo yase-US
abasandula ukukhaba izibheno zabo-uCoe wayenokufa nge-19 ka-Oktobha,
kunye noMsebenzi kungekudala emva koko.
kwaye
kodwa, nangona i-hoopla yeendaba ejikeleze ukubulawa okulindileyo, kuncinci okunakho
kuthethwa ngobungqina obuphathelele ukuba netyala okanye ukungabi natyala kuzo zombini ezi meko, okanye
iimpawu ezinkulu zokuziphatha kakubi kwamapolisa, ukufihla, kunye nokungakwazi ukusebenza
ukumelwa ngokusemthethweni ematyaleni awo omabini la madoda.
As
kuCoe, emva kokunyamalala kukaCary Ann Medlin kunye nokufunyanwa kwakhe
umzimba, omathathu amangqina karhulumente aqale abona indoda eyahlukileyo:
UDonald Gant. UGant wabanjwa, kwaye kwakukho ubungqina obuninzi obubonakalayo
ecebisa ityala lakhe. Wayenemikrwelo emitsha entanyeni, enegazi empahleni yakhe
nezinto zokulala, inqwelo-mafutha ehambelana nenkcazelo enikelwa ngamangqina, nokunyathela kwamatayara
ngokuhambelana namanqaku ashiywe eludakeni kufuphi nalapho umzimba kaMedlin wafunyanwa khona. Kwi
ukongeza, wayengenayo i-alibi kwindawo yakhe ngexesha lokuxhwilwa kunye
walitshintsha ngokuphindaphindiweyo ibali lakhe. UCoe, kwelinye icala, wayenamangqina alibi (akazange
ebizwa ligqwetha lakhe) elalinokumbeka kwidolophu eyahlukileyo
ngexesha lolwaphulo-mthetho, kwaye akazange ajongane nobungqina obubambekayo bokubandakanyeka kwakhe.
So
wayenokugwetywa njani uRobert Coe aze agwetywe ukufa? Lula: kuqala, emva kokuba
waziswa kwaye wondla imibuzo ekhokelayo ngabaphandi, u-Coeโi-paranoid efunyenweyo
schizophrenic abaninzi abangamthembanga ukubaxelela ixesha losuku-bavume ngokuchanekileyo
kuyo yonke into awayeyixelelwa ngamapolisa yenzeka. Emva koko, emva kokukhupha oku
ukuvuma izono, kodwa ejongene nobungqina obubonakalayo obuchaphazela uGant, ulwaphulo-mthetho lukarhulumente
ilebhu ikwazile "ukuphulukana" nezinto ezithunyelwe kubo ukuze zivavanywe.
At
ityala, endaweni yokuxoxa ukuba uvumo lomntu njengoko uphazamisekile njengoko Coe
kufuneka athathwe ngengqolowa enkulu yetyuwa engumzekeliso, umkhuseli wakhe woluntu
waxoxa nje ukuba ukugula komxhasi wakhe kwakunciphisa ukuba netyala kwakhe. Olu hlobo
Ukhuseleko aluzange ludume kwiminyaka engamashumi amabini eyadlulayo kunanamhlanje, ijaji ayizange ikwazi
thatha ixesha elide ukuyigatya. Abazange bazi malunga neGant okanye ukunyamalala kwe
ubungqina. Abazange baweve amangqina kaCoe. Babesazi kuphela ukuba uyavuma,
nokuba kwiintsuku ezilandela ukubulala โwayesenza into engaqhelekanga,โ ngo
ukudaya iinwele zakhe, ukuthengisa imoto yakhe, nokuzama ukuphuma edolophini ngebhasi. Ingaqhelekanga
ngenene, kodwa ayiqhelekanga kumntu one-paranoid, schizophrenic, kunye
uva amazwi rhoqo emxelela ukuba enze zonke iintlobo zezinto, aze ahambe
Idolophu mhlawumbi yayiyeyona ilungileyo.
kuba
inxalenye yakhe, Workman wathunyelwa kuluhlu lokufa ngenxa yokubulawa 1981 of Memphis Police
ULieutenant Ronald Oliver, owadutyulwa ephendula kuphango lukaWorkman lwe
Indawo yokutyela kaWendy. Ukususela ekuqaleni, uPhilip Workman wavuma ukuba wagxotha ezimbini
iimbumbulu kumpu wakhe. Udangele ngenxa yeziyobisi kwaye wabethwa entloko
ukusuka kwisibane sika-Oliver, u-Workman akazange azi ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba enye yezithonga zakhe yayinazo
yaba yeyona ibulalayo. Ngexesha elithile ubonakala ecinga ukuba kunokwenzeka,
kwaye kunokwenzeka.
kwaye
ukanti, ubungqina obukhoyo kodwa bungasetyenziswanga ligqwetha letyala lika-Workman, ngoku
amathandabuzo amaninzi malunga noxanduva lwakhe lokubulala inqanaba lokuqala. OkaOliver
amanxeba ayengahambelani neembumbulu kumpu kaWorkman: .45 caliber
iibhulethi ze-hollow-point, eyenzelwe i-mushroom kwimpembelelo, ehlala emzimbeni kunye
ukwenza umonakalo omkhulu kwizitho zangaphakathi. Ukuba bayaphuma konke konke, bayishiya indlela ephumayo
inxeba elikhulu kunenxeba lokungena.
kodwa
bekungenjalo kuOliver. Inxeba lokuphuma lalincinci kakhulu kunelo
inxeba lokungena: ukungahambelani neammo kaWorkman, kodwa iyahambelana ngokupheleleyo
iimbumbulu ezisetyenziswa ngamagosa angoogxa, awayenokumbetha uOliver ngexesha lantoni
kubonakala ngathi yi-firefight. Ngokungathi uyayibona le nto inokwenzeka, enye
amagosa axoka ekuxoxweni kwetyala kwaye athi akazange azidube izixhobo zawo: ubungqina
nto leyo kwanenkundla yezibheno eziye zayigqala njengebubuxoki, xa inikwe amangqina okuzibonela
ubungqina, iingxelo zokuqala zamapolisa ngesi siganeko, kunye nenyaniso yokuba nguWorkman
wanyangwa amanxeba ompu ngobusuku awabanjwa ngabo.
On
isibheno, iNkundla yeSekethe yesi-6 yavuma ukuba imbumbulu ebulalayo ayinakufika
ukusuka kumpu ka-Workman ukuba uphume emzimbeni womelele, ngenxa yenxeba elibangele.
Nangona kunjalo, baye bathi-ngaphandle kobungqina obuxhasayo, kunye ne-autopsy
iingxelo eziphikisana nazo-ezokuba imbumbulu kufuneka yaqhekeka, ithumela a
inxalenye encinci emzimbeni kwaye ishiye inxeba elincinci lokuphuma. Nini
ujongene nengxelo efungelweyo evela kwintloko yenxeba leHlabathi leBalistikhi
Umbutho, ebonisa ukuba isantya esisezantsi umngxuma-incam iimbumbulu kunqabile
iqhekeza-kwaye xa besenza, amaqhekeza ahamba kancinci kakhulu ukuba aphume emzimbeni-i
Inkundla iphinde yakhupha uluvo lwayo lwangaphambili. Ngokuphathelele ukuvuma kwabo kwangaphambili
ukuba uMsebenzi abe noxanduva lokudutyulwa okubulalayo, imbumbulu kufuneka ibe nayo
yahlulahlulwe? Akukho ngxaki: bavele banqumla elo candelo ukusuka kwelokuqala labo
uluvo.
Yiyo
kwakhona kusenokwenzeka ukuba ingqina inkwenkwezi karhulumente wayengekho nkqu kwindawo ebusuku
isiganeko. Ngosuku olulandelayo emva kokudubula, uHarold Davis, indoda yase-Afrika yaseMelika,
wafowunela amapolisa esithi ubone uWorkman edubula uOliver kwindawo engenanto. Nangona kunjalo,
nangona wayebanga ukuba imoto yakhe yayikwiqashiso likaWendy ngelo xesha, kwaye wayenjalo
apho xa "iqela" lamagosa laqala ukufika, akukho mntu ukhumbulayo
ukubona uDavis. Kwaye imoto yakhe ayibonakali kwidayagram yamapolisa esemthethweni
Indawo yokwenzakala. Kwaye omnye umntu obukeleyo owayekhona ngelo xesha, imoto yakhe yayiza kuba nayo
imiswe ngqo phambi kukaDavis kwaye ngubani owayeza kuba nethuba elaneleyo
ukubona isithuthi, uthi akazange asibone, okanye nabani na ohambelana noDavis '.
inkcazo.
The
Umtshutshisi waphikisana, kwaye iinkundla zezibheno zamkelwa, ukuba uDavis wayekho, kwaye
Ukusilela kwabanye ukumbona kwakusisiphumo nje sesiphithiphithi solwaphulo-mthetho,
apho wonke umntu "wayezama ukunceda" igosa elithotyiweyo. Kodwa oku kubonakala
akunakwenzeka: ngakumbi xa umntu ecinga ukuba ngentsasa yokudubula,
Amagosa aseMemphis axelelwa ukuba ajonge umntu omnyama owayekhe waba
indawo yokuphanga uWendy ngexesha lokuvala. Ukuba uDavis ebekwiqashiso, yintoni na
kusenokwenzeka ukuba amapolisa ebenokungamhoyi okanye asilele ukumbona, ekhetha
endaweni yokugxila kumntu omhlophe-Workman-ephuma kwindawo yokutyela njengabo
wafika? Nokujonga nje ngeliso elibukhali kwindlela eqhelekileyo yokubhala iprofayili yamapolisa
xoxa ngokuchasene nokungahoyi okungenangqondo okunjalo.
kwaye
iyahamba ke: imeko yaseTennessee, imise ukubulawa kwabantu phantse
iminyaka engamashumi amane, ngoku ulungiselela ukunika isohlwayo sokugqibela kumadoda amabini
olona tyala libuzwayo. Nangona engekho uRobert Coe okanye uPhilip Workman
babe nesibheno sezopolitiko ngasekhohlo kwe-Mumia Abu-Jamal, kwaye abanako
xoxa ngokufanelekileyo, njengo-Mumia, ukuba bangamaxhoba okucwangciswa kobuhlanga
ekubeni omabini la madoda emhlophe, inyaniso ihleli kukuba, njengoMumia, zombini ezi meko
kubandakanya ubungqina obuninzi bokuziphatha kakubi kwamapolisa, ubungqina obunganyanisekanga, kunye a
inkqubo yokugweba engafane ivume iimpazamo, naxa ihamba kumgca omde we
abantu abaya kufa. NjengoMumia, kufuneka siphakamise amazwi ethu ngokuchasene ne
ukubulawa kwaba bantu, kunye nabo bonke abanye, egameni "lomthetho kunye
"Kufuneka sibhence ubuxoki bamagosa ogcino-mthetho koku kunye
kwezinye iimeko, kwaye kufuneka sithumele umyalezo umnqweno wabanye
"intlawulo" ayisosiseko sisebenzayo sokuphunyezwa koluntu
nkqubo.
Ngelo xesha,
uloliwe uyahamba.