Struggle to execute US murderer

[El_Machinae]

I think the estate should sue for assault and battery.

Extra needle pokings are clearly assault.

 

[7ronin]

For the benefit of our friends residing in other countries, capital punishment in the United States is more complicated than it appears on the surface.

First of all, thirteen states do not have a death penalty statute. Another five states and the U.S. Military have a death penalty statute but have not carried out any executions since 1976 when then Supreme Court turned the green light back on. In another eleven states and the Federal Government executions are on the decline with three or fewer persons executed since 1976. Several states such as California with large death row populations rarely execute anyone. Practically speaking, the only crime for which anyone is executed in the United States is murder with special circumstances. The emergence of DNA technology has led to several state governors and legislatures to rethink their positions on the death penalty.

In any case, unless you commit your murder in Texas, the home of our Dear Leader, the chances of being executed are remote.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Actually, you could save us both a lot of bother if you were to just pick up my new book and read it over lunch. It's called: "Everything you ever wanted to now about simulating a fire squad with nothing but a crew of Italian waiters, chefs and their kitchen utensils - but were too locked up on Death Row to ask".

Thats a good one, I read the pop-up version. They tried to kill me with manicotti and stuffed shells (basically sacks of ricotta, covered in mozzarella and tomato sauce), but I survived again! They'll need a silver calzone to kill me! Bwahahaha!

Hanging out with the boys from the firing squad or dating Madame le Guillotine seem both preferable to getting poisoned to me.
Heck, even climbing down a tree the fast way with a safety rope around my neck seems better than lethal injections!

I agree, except for the hanging though. Id be afraid that my bribe to the hangman didnt take, and he'd put the knot in the wrong place, ensuring an excruciating death.

 

[Sidhe]

Id prefer a good old firing squad for my execution.

Being chased over a cliff by topless women would be my choice, but each to his own. Ah good old Monty Python

The thirteen states that do not have the death penalty have lower murder rates too, go figure.

 

[Bugfatty300]

Being chased over a cliff by topless women would be my choice, but each to his own. Ah good old Monty Python

Which leads me to ask: Why would one run from topless women?

Unless they were gross or something.

 

[El_Machinae]

That's why they don't have the death penalty - they don't need one.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Being chased over a cliff by topless women would be my choice, but each to his own. Ah good old Monty Python

Too much work for me, I wouldnt mind a topless firing squad though

 

[Sidhe]

Which leads me to ask: Why would one run from topless women?

Unless they were gross or something.

He choses the method of his death.

Anyway you challenge the sense of the Holy Monty python? The Cleese the Palin and the holy Idle?

Yeah: no I can can go with that Bozo

That's why they don't have the death penalty - they don't need one.

Not true there murder rates fell after the death penalty was repealed.

 

[greekguy]

Can our country do anything right?

It's a lot easier (and cheaper) to just shoot someone in the head, instead of lethal injection.

 

[El_Machinae]

That's why 9 out of 10 extortionists prefer pistols to needles.

 

[Sidhe]

Can our country do anything right?

It's a lot easier (and cheaper) to just shoot someone in the head, instead of lethal injection.

But not cheaper than letting them rot in jail for the rest of their miserable lives, ironicaly.

 

[El_Machinae]

Executions are only expensive because of the paperwork.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Im surprised nobodys suggested outsourcing executions, to save money.

 

[Sidhe]

It's the legal bills that cost the country money(appeal after appeal after appeal) not the penalty itself.

Lawyers are expensive. Some would say a waste of money, but that's debatable

 

[El_Machinae]

The leftist whiners moan and complain when they find out about executions occuring in India. "those are good american jobs" they complain.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Yeah, and the Executioners Guild would lobby Congress to keep the killing here at home

 

[Tank_Guy#3]

Madame le Guillotine went out in the 1970s, very late, but at least it went. When will the US see sense and drop this barbarity to its own people?

I read these articles and think: Nice forgiveness and reconciliation from a nation so closely identifying itself with Christian values.

When Americans stop treating other Americans like barbarians, we'll stop treating them like barbarians.

The Christians have been quite bloodthirsty in their history, Ram. At some points, "Convert or be tortured to death".

 

[A'AbarachAmadan]

Another sad day. The death penalty needs to receive its own death.

 

[Dreadnought]

Suck to be this guy for two reasons: 1 he's being killed 2- it lasts long

 

[Irish Caesar]

Another reason we should switch to snu-snu in this country.