Comments on: High Court Halts Texas Execution

Review Of Lethal Injection Procedures Stops Planned Execution Of Man Convicted Of Killing His Parents

[gunnerv1]

Iceman When the head is severed, you still have 1. Vision, 2. Hearing, and 3. Pain. The brain is not dead and will be able to process information for about another 15 to 30 seconds after the event untill Oxygen deperveration occurs. Don''t get me wrong, I''m all for the Death Penalty in any and all forms. I know that I''m not going to screw-up enough to get there.

[klingon69]

So because ONE citizen committ a cruel act then the Nation should follow suit? The Nazi mind is a freak of Nature you know!! Our Constitution is VERY clear and it say''''s a LOUD as it can be said that Cruel and Unusual Punishment shall NOT happen. Don''''t like it? Either Change the Constitution or find yourself some Fascist State to live in. Sieg Heil Y''''all.
Posted by MCVet at 10:13 AM : Sep 28, 2007

Interpretations of the constitution occur constantly, especially when one or the other political party is in power. What is considered cruel and unusual punishment by present definition, was not always so. Does this mean that all those people who have been hung, shot, electrocuted...etc had a case for a stay of execution? No, it means that in modern times we must coddle every rapist, child molestor, killer...etc to make sure we are not infringing upon their constitutional rights. To date lethal injection is the most humane way to perform an execution. However since people have difference in tolerance to drugs, it would be best to make sure that they are truly out and then inject the other drugs. However I do agree with the poster who wants the punishment to fit the crime. But, what do I know, I''m just a nazi facist. Sieg Heil weinie man.

[iceman_1960]

Among the notable victims of execution by guillotine was Georges Danton, an early leader of the French Revolution, put to death on April 5, 1794.

According to a biographer, "Danton''s height was colossal, his make athletic, his features strongly marked, coarse, and displeasing; his voice shook the domes of the halls."

Danton''s last words were addressed to his executioner: "Don''t forget to show my head to the people. It''s well worth seeing."

[klingon69]

He begged for mercy because he was an orphan.

This is not the pirates of penzance.

[nlm2383]

"the inmate will experience excruciating pain and torture as the second and third drugs are administered." Yet the story continues to tell that "Turner was 19 when he shot Carlton Turner Sr., 43, and Tonya Turner, 40, several times in the head. Prosecutors said Turner had dragged the bodies through the house before dumping them in the garage, then had friends over that weekend for a party."

So, it''s "cruel and unusual punishment" for him to suffer a little? I guess that means it wasn''t so bad for his parents that he SHOT IN THE HEAD...right? And of course he had to have a party afterwards. He deserves to suffer...

[iceman_1960]

To be Unconstitutional, a punishment has to be both cruel and unusual, like public flogging.

The Founding Fathers allowed the death penalty in their day.

The Death Penalty is an unusual punishment [I hope], but could be administered without excessive cruelty.

The Guillotine -- if we have to have the Death Penalty, the Guillotine is the most painless way I can think of.

[iceman_1960]

"Maybe we should institute a new policy that a muderer will be executed in the same fashion that the victims were killed."
- Posted by apdepetris at 09:23 AM : Sep 28, 2007

What if the victim was a nudist ?

[radiob-2009]

And they say the Bush Supreme Court has no compassion...



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Posted by Iceman_1960

A bit of "dark" humour. Funny though.

[mediamomma]

So what if the murderer is in pain while they aren''t fully unconscious? Poor cry baby. He''s man enough to kill, but not man enough to take the punishment? Something is so wrong with our legal system that he gets a stay of execution when his victims didn''t get a stay for their lives.

[nukeem123]

Lethal injection is unconstitutionally cruel?! What about what these murderers did to their victims? Maybe we should institute a new policy that a muderer will be executed in the same fashion that the victims were killed. That could make things more interesting.

Posted by apdepetris

I''d pay good money to see that....I''m in!