Thursday, January 15. 2004
Making death pretty.
The State of Ohio put a man to death yesterday.
The inmate protested his innocence his entire captivity, until the moment he died. I have no idea whether he was guilty or not. The point is, neither does anyone else except him.
He resisted the men who came to take him to the death chamber, and fought the whole time, crying out "God help me, I'm not guilty" until the drugs took effect.
Now here's the kicker...today it was reported that the government is "concerned over the ugly scene, and is talking to the execution team about how to avoid a repeat" of his struggles.
Yeah. That's what I want my state government doing. Finding ways to make institutionalized murder pretty.
The inmate protested his innocence his entire captivity, until the moment he died. I have no idea whether he was guilty or not. The point is, neither does anyone else except him.
He resisted the men who came to take him to the death chamber, and fought the whole time, crying out "God help me, I'm not guilty" until the drugs took effect.
Now here's the kicker...today it was reported that the government is "concerned over the ugly scene, and is talking to the execution team about how to avoid a repeat" of his struggles.
Yeah. That's what I want my state government doing. Finding ways to make institutionalized murder pretty.
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