DEATH SENTENCE
January 15th 2007 14:18
From the Associated Press, we get this little nugget: "A convicted killer facing lethal injection committed suicide by slitting his throat and arm with a blade and leaving a message written in his own blood 15 hours before his scheduled execution. Michael Dewayne Johnson, 29, was found Thursday in a pool of blood by officers making routine checks on him every 15 minutes, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at a hospital." My question is, why is this a big deal?
Here in Canada, it costs over $85,000 a year to feed, clothe and shelter a convict. A ridiculous sum. Perhaps that's why over 75% of the population wants to see a return of the death penalty. But back to the point, the guy's going to die anyway. Didn't he just save the state a ton of money?
I'm not sure of the figures, but it seems to me that I read somewhere that it costs $100,000 to execute an inmate. That's just the execution. Add to that sum whatever it costs to keep him/her cosy while they deal with all their endless appeals. What rubbish!
I remember reading about another convict, sentenced to death, who was stabbed by a fellow convict days before his execution. How the two of them got together in the first place is beyond me and not the subject of this article. The prison had this twit raced to hospital where he was looked after and brought back to A-1 health before they killed him. Probably something to do with the Constitution or the ACLU. I don't know, nor do I care.
But I will ask this: Why does the man have to be in perfect health before you dispose of him? While he's on the table, wouldn't it make sense just to give him an overdose of say morphine, and be done with it?
The article goes on to say, "In 1999, a death row inmate took an overdose of prescription drugs. He was hospitalized, then executed two days later." Why? I think the guy is doing you a favour. Why hospitalize and save him just to kill him a couple of days later? It makes no sense to me.
Someone please explain this to me.
Here in Canada, it costs over $85,000 a year to feed, clothe and shelter a convict. A ridiculous sum. Perhaps that's why over 75% of the population wants to see a return of the death penalty. But back to the point, the guy's going to die anyway. Didn't he just save the state a ton of money?
I remember reading about another convict, sentenced to death, who was stabbed by a fellow convict days before his execution. How the two of them got together in the first place is beyond me and not the subject of this article. The prison had this twit raced to hospital where he was looked after and brought back to A-1 health before they killed him. Probably something to do with the Constitution or the ACLU. I don't know, nor do I care.
But I will ask this: Why does the man have to be in perfect health before you dispose of him? While he's on the table, wouldn't it make sense just to give him an overdose of say morphine, and be done with it?
The article goes on to say, "In 1999, a death row inmate took an overdose of prescription drugs. He was hospitalized, then executed two days later." Why? I think the guy is doing you a favour. Why hospitalize and save him just to kill him a couple of days later? It makes no sense to me.
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I agree though it is very easy for doctors to abuse it.....always someone who ruins it for the rest.
As for me and suicide Im a happy go lucky dude and will stick around awhile more, I just think others should have the right to do what they want with there lives.
It is worth noting that I also think suicide is one of the most selfish choices you can make......the people who are left to pick up the pieces suffer terribly.........sadly I speak from experience
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