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WillyT

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14. K & R !!! - Thank You For That !!!

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Fri Jan 17, 2014, 01:02 AM

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The execution today in Ohio was a horror show. [View all] Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 OP

The "prolife" crowd seems to love human torture & suffering. JaneyVee Jan 2014 #1

Nothing screams "authority" like killing someone. OnyxCollie Jan 2014 #3

Interesting. I had never thought of that. Could explain the inquisitions among other things. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #11

A friend of mine . . . markpkessinger Jan 2014 #22

The Catholic Church's stand on the DP is consistent with their pro-life position. All recent Popes sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #25

Bishop Daily? hrmjustin Jan 2014 #26

I believe it was Daly markpkessinger Jan 2014 #39

Yeah Daily was a right winger.I left the RC in in 96 and joined St Luke's that same year. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #47

Sigh, I thought that Ohio was part of the 21st Century and not a part of, say, Texas. nt. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #2

The state as a whole may be 21st century, but their Governor is still stuck in the 13th century. Bjorn Against Jan 2014 #4

Well stated. Chorophyll Jan 2014 #5

I think that only Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #32

But, but, the more we make offenders suffer, the safer we feel. rhett o rick Jan 2014 #6

bu$h actually granted one request of clemency, Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #8

Well, if you've read the threads here today nobodyspecial Jan 2014 #7

A beheading would have been quicker, though admittedly bloodier. Any veterinarian ... Hekate Jan 2014 #9

I think there's more than a little sadism in it, whatever the criminal did. delrem Jan 2014 #20

Exactly GCP Jan 2014 #33

I think mademoiselle guillotine would be far more humane than what we have now BarackTheVote Jan 2014 #35

The civilized world is refusing to sell the usual execution drugs to the US. morningfog Jan 2014 #38

I seldom agree with you, Warren, but I - an Ohioan- agree strongly on this one. No Vested Interest Jan 2014 #10

It seems watching the human body desperately try and survive is disturbing Rex Jan 2014 #12

Even more so if it is a family member. nt cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #37

Yes, even more so that was completely unnecessary for his family to see. Rex Jan 2014 #40

Agreed. They had done nothing to deserve that. nt cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #42

I heard it took fifteen, but even that's too long. Makes beheading seem humane, as I said in MADem Jan 2014 #13

China has three times our population. I wonder why people trying to excuse our participation in this sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #27

If they were executing at our rate, they would have executed 117, then, not 2,000. MADem Jan 2014 #30

K & R !!! - Thank You For That !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #14

To think, we fancy ourselves a beacon of righteousness. 1000words Jan 2014 #15

Mengele would be proud. Whisp Jan 2014 #16

There you have it cprise Jan 2014 #17

I am ashamed to be a buckeye... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #18

Every execution is a horror show n/t TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #19

completely agree indivisibleman Jan 2014 #21

Time To End Capital Punishment colsohlibgal Jan 2014 #23

Unless we start executing a few provably criminal, murderous Corporations... nikto Jan 2014 #24

Post removed Post removed Jan 2014 #28

Check Out The Morning Crew's Take... WillyT Jan 2014 #29

Barbarism makes our pretense of sophistication laughable. Lint Head Jan 2014 #31

Ohio Attorney General: "You're not entitled to a pain-free execution" jsr Jan 2014 #34

he really said that? What a toxic excuse for a human being. nt cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #43

I believe it was an Assistant Atty. General, not DeWine. nt No Vested Interest Jan 2014 #48

thanks for the clarification. nt cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #52

We make the DP way too complicated CFLDem Jan 2014 #36

Have we ever been any different? aikoaiko Jan 2014 #41

Hanging, firing squad or headsman are all pretty much instant. PeteSelman Jan 2014 #44

It's okay, though, because the moment the man finally died.... Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2014 #45

k&r... spanone Jan 2014 #46

They all are. KamaAina Jan 2014 #49

25 minutes of struggling to breathe. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #50

The family is now going to sue the state. Their case looks strong. harun Jan 2014 #54

His lawyers presented expert testimony before the execution that this is exactly what would happen. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #55

Well, besides torture and the occasional execution of innocents, what's the problem? Doctor_J Jan 2014 #51

Why do we kill people, who kill people, to show people, that killing people is wrong? RoccoR5955 Jan 2014 #53