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Dec 15, 2006, 19:01 GMT
Florida governor launches investigation into 34-minute execution
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He got what he deserved...
they should have just cut off both his feet and let him bleed out for 34 mins.
I am glad he suffered. It's not only about the criminal being punished. It serves as an example to others that there is a price to pay. It's just a shame that it took 27 years of the taxpayer supporting this murderer for justice to be served.
Wow, no mention of the torture or drawn out death of the person he killed?! I am sure the police framed him, the jury misunderstood, the prosecutor lied, the court messed up..... Blah, Blah, Blah, I say bring back 'old smokey' and see if the sparking electric chair deters any crime...Happy Holidays
A bullet would have been quicker.
there is no such thing as cruel and unusual punishment. The topless bartender and her family surely suffered for more than 34 minutes.
Poor guy. Wish I could have seen it. And very fact that he was most likely unconcious says that he probably didn't feel a thing. Too bad. Bring back the chair without the electrolyte. Then you would really see punishment. He got better treatment than in China or Saudi Arabia.
Where is the concern for the suffering of the victim and family members? I'm happy to see that other commenters agree. When will this nation stop taking the side of the perpetrators? When will we express outrage for the victims and their families instead of wasting energy crying for criminals? Wake up, America!
Who cares if he suffered for 34 minutes or 34 years. He killed another human and now their family must suffer a lifetime. Maybe justice was served today after all........................
Wish we could do the same up here in canada....Get rid of them!!!!
The only thing better for him would have been a molten lead enema...
What an unbelieveably horrific bunch of comments. The point that should not be forgotten is that this is America, and that we are supposed to be a nation of laws and justice applied blindly and evenly. The suffering of one's victim is not --- nor should be --- a factor determined in meting out punishment (up to and including death).
Wow. your Floridians are sure tough on crime. Interesting reading of your enjoyment of a human suffering. I have no sympathy for the murderer, but little more sympathy for all of you and your shallow and ignorant approach to the topic. Human suffer is human suffering is human suffering, period. Whether or not you are for or against capital punishment, every person deserves to die in a civil manner - regardless of their crime. It is was makes us better than them. Think about it the next time you cheer for someone's death. I can't even believe I am having this discussion, we are better than this.
Merry Chirstmas.
-a fellow American from CA.
Hey Jeb, Investigate what? Look and listen to the PEOPLE. You do the crime, you do the time or get death. We as a nation should never forget the victims and the victims families. They have suffered for 34 years because of this low life. If our politicians could think past the next election they may just see what the People of this great nation really want. JUSTICE!
I believe that this man should have suffered. Was 34 minutes nessesary? Probably not, but anyone who kills an other person should pay the ultimate price. I hope the victim's family and friends find closure in the death of this man.
having worked in the prison world all prisoners are innocent no matter what i am sure it was bad for his family to see this but he also took a human life and that person suffered maybe even more as did his family dont be pc all the time sometimes GOD has his way in dealing with a person's death
SURE IT'S ALWAYS TEARS AND VIGILS FOR THE MURDERERS, WHAT ABOUT THE VICTIMS AND THIER FAMALIES WHO HAD TO WAIT 27 !! YES TWENTY SEVEN YEARS FOR JUSTICE. THE CRIMINALS AND THIER LAWERS GET TO PLAY THE APPEAL AND DELAY GAME FOR A LONG TIME. I WAS A CORRECTION OFFICER AND NEVER HEARD ONE GUY ADMIT TO ANYTHING, EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THEM HAD OVER 240 ARRESTS ON HIS RAP SHEET. GIVE US LAW ABIDEING CITIZENS A BREAK----EXICUTE THEM FASTER
The only thing wrong with this case is that the attorney's were not there also after wasting all the tax payers money for 27 years.
Ah yes, the retribution crowd, pleased as punch that the fellow who caused suffering was suffering.
Let me guess: you all identify as Christians too? Figures.
Revenge isn't justice. Having a real justice system is what sets us apart from the rest of the world we say we don't want to be like. Nobody thinks a mistake could ever happen to them or someone they love, but innocent people get convicted all the time.
Justice should mean that a convicted killer gets locked up for the rest of their life, no exceptions. That's my opinion. The victims are not going to get their loved one back no matter what. Making the perpetrator suffer horrible pain will only serve to bring everyone else down to his level.
I'm not surprised if the people in prison act like barbarians. What surprises me is when the general public begin to sound like that.
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