Electric chair execution scheduled in Virginia tonight

[Hank_Scorpio]

Killer chooses electric chair over lethal injection


Apparently the Virginia guards spooked him some by talking that sometimes they couldn't find a vein, etc, etc.

 

[alleyallen]

True, although the lawyer did say he doesn't believe the guards intentionally "talked" him into the chair.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

What choice did his victims get?

 

[poindexter]

Robbery, rape, and a shotgun blast to the face.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

My heart bleeds

 

[Moderator1]

What he said.
A rusty hacksaw blade, slowly through the neck, is too good for this guy.

 

[zeke12]

"What choice did his victims get?"

Smoking or non?


Just a little execution humor...

 

[Football_Bat]

Maybe the guard can "forget" to soak that sponge donut with salt water.

 

[TigerVols]

My heart bleeds

Yours, and Jesus Christ's. Execution vicitims stick together, you know.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

True, although the lawyer did say he doesn't believe the guards intentionally "talked" him into the chair.

I'm all for executing him.

I was just presenting what the story said about the guards.

 

[alleyallen]

True, although the lawyer did say he doesn't believe the guards intentionally "talked" him into the chair.

I'm all for executing him.

I was just presenting what the story said about the guards.

Don't get me wrong Hank. I just didn't want people coming on here saying the guards were trying to talk him into the chair option as opposed to the needle.

 

[Point of Order]

Who's hosting the SportsJournalists.com execution party?

 

[Idaho]

Who's hosting the SportsJournalists.com execution party?

JR, Fenian and Crass, Starman of course.

 

[Point of Order]

Starman, eh? Mind if I smoke?

 

[suburbia]

Don't you think that it would actually be worse punishment for this guy to have to spend the rest of his life rotting away in prison, with absolutely no chance whatsoever to get parole? Isn't executing him kind of putting him out of his deserved misery?

Just some food for thought....

 

[Columbo]

This has to be a record span on this board without some yahoo talking about how the chair is cruel punishment for a human being.

 

[zeke12]

Starman's probably worried about second-hand scalp...

 

[Idaho]

Don't you think that it would actually be worse punishment for this guy to have to spend the rest of his life rotting away in prison, with absolutely no chance whatsoever to get parole?

That is actually my prefered sentence in all murder cases. 3 squares, 60 minutes out of the box per day, and monthly physical/mental checkups. An AM radio and all old copies of Boys Life, Better Homes and Gardens, Luxury Living and Tiger Beat magazines they can read.

 

[Columbo]

Don't you think that it would actually be worse punishment for this guy to have to spend the rest of his life rotting away in prison, with absolutely no chance whatsoever to get parole? Isn't executing him kind of putting him out of his deserved misery?

Just some food for thought....

In some ways I agree with you.

I would be for a much more torturous manner of death.

But, save that, keeping him jailed is less expensive and helps clear the courts.

 

[suburbia]

Don't you think that it would actually be worse punishment for this guy to have to spend the rest of his life rotting away in prison, with absolutely no chance whatsoever to get parole? Isn't executing him kind of putting him out of his deserved misery?

Just some food for thought....

In some ways I agree with you.

I would be for a much more torturous manner of death.

But, save that, keeping him jailed is less expensive and helps clear the courts.

And that is probably the real reason a lot of politicians support capital punishment.