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Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Submitted by: anonymous
"Despite the last-ditch appeals to the state Board of Pardons and Paroles and the state and federal courts over the past few days, Lynd was executed and pronounced dead at at 7:51 p.m. Tuesday, 17 minutes after the first drug began flowing into his veins. He was the 41st man Georgia has executed since 1983, the 19th by lethal injection."
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From: donkeyhotey [sir vantes]
Date: 10-May-2008 07:33
 What you said, gargoyle1 No last meal, either.
From: darkwolf
[the Wolf with the nasty bite]
Date: 10-May-2008 15:23
Actually on the death certificate for felons executed by the state, cause of the death reads "Homicide" Pretty fucking funny if you ask me, I for one support the felon being executed in exactly the same means they killed their victims, not a nice tidy euthanasia as if you are putting your beloved Golden Retriever to sleep
From: sawgunner [Doug]
Date: 10-May-2008 18:29
Lethal injection, hell. A guy can kidnap and rape a child, dismember the living tot with a pair of pliers, and then he will complain about lethal injection being a "too painful" way to die". We should laugh when these assholes complain about the way they are going to die. In fact, when they complain about being snuffed by lethal injestion, we could say, okay, you win. Death by getting beaten by carpet tack strips instead. No more complaints, and everyone is happy.
From: elfboy
[blinky7]
Date: 10-May-2008 18:39
Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish! What particularly galls me is the preponderance of the liberal,anti-capital punishment crowd, who gather to mourn the passing of a piece of human shit, but,curiously, have nothing to say, or show no regard for the victims said piece of shit have impacted. I bet if some criminal killed one of their friends, or family, they'd change their tune right quick! Grrr...this boils my blood.. Kill 'em all, let God sort 'em out! PS - I put in my Garden today, tomatoes, (2 kinds) peppers, (4 kinds) onions, cilantro, eggplant & zuchini. Let the Mundane Miracle commence!
From: fucktardmama [fook-me]
Date: 10-May-2008 19:45
Elfboy, Garden sounds great. We attempted an experimental garden with no luck last year except for some mutant tomatoes. We have two pretty big black walnut trees on our property. This year we are going to try an elevated garden bed. As far as the death penalty, I am not a huge supporter. However I don't feel strongly enough to actively protest against it. I am more along the lines of locking them in a cell, no cable TV, extremely bland meals, and no health care(ie no motrin for a headache, no treatment for HIV, no treatment for Asthma exacerbation, no organ transplants, no CPR, not pain med/IV fluids for sickle cell crisis, ect). Fuck 'em.
From: hippityhopp
[bunny meat is good!]
Date: 10-May-2008 19:51
I still think the best idea for criminals I've seen is that movie "No escape". Just throw em all on an island that is surrounded by mines in the water. That way whatever the fuck happens to them is up to them, live or die....
From: herbstrummin [herbert]
Date: 10-May-2008 20:36
It's so funny how the killer's attorney goes on about how he should not be eligible for the death penalty because of the kidnapping aspect of the crime?! He still f*cking killed the bitch! So if she had still had a bit of oxygen getting to her brain when he slammed the trunk lid closed, then by all means he should be executed, but if she expired in the parking lot on the way to the trunk then this man in no way, shape or form deserves the death penalty. Bollocks. So much of the legal system is bollocks.
From: mcgyver [Steve]
Date: 11-May-2008 01:43
Does anyone know why the fuck do they sterilize the needles for lethal injections. (you don't want a corpse with a nasty little infection, LOL)
From: skyeyez9
[Marie]
Date: 11-May-2008 12:05
I disagree with you there bella. Death is the ultimate punishment. The felons fear death, or else they wouldn't try so hard to avoid the death penalty by making repeated appeals for life in prison vs death. Perhaps in the back of their mind they believe in the afterlife, and fear being sent to hell. Or simply the thought of decaying and rotting in the ground terrifies them. ................ From: ciaochowbella [I didn't do it and I wasn't there when it happened] Date: 10-May-2008 17:12 Seems awfully humane to put him out of his misery when if he'd been left to rot in prison, he'd had have many more years to suffer. Dying is easy. Living is the hard part.
From: ciaochowbella
[I didn't do it and I wasn't there when it happened]
Date: 11-May-2008 13:45
Skyeyes, that is because they, like the majority of humans, have been brainwashed into thinking that death is punishment. If you truly believe in your religion and it's concepts of punishment and forgiveness, there is nothing to fear. If you are atheist and think death is the big nothing, nothing to fear. If you are Hindu and believe you will be reincarnated, well, there can be a whole basket full of shit to fear there, but I got odds saying he isn't Hindu. I still think snuffing out his life and letting him be dead is easier than tossing him in the general population and letting nature take its course. It also costs more and causes him to receive attention he doesn't deserve. And doesn't it seem unfair that this man killed one person and is getting the death penalty, yet there are people who have murdered multiple times who are not? I have a whole mess of problems with the death penalty, and they start with the collective humanity of my nation. I think we should be better than this.
From: username3 [username3]
Date: 11-May-2008 14:56
The Constitution guarantees, Life. Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. I think the death penalty, rules out the last one; "Pursuit of Happiness' and this violates the death prisoner's rights, as protected by our Constitution. People who commit murder, are criminally insane and should be treated in a mental institution, so we can learn from them and hopefully spot their mental affliction, before they kill an innocent person. There are many 'sick' people and we should make it easy for them to get on drugs, that will help suppress their criminal impulses and give them access to mental health care. Hopefully they will be cured or overdose and die, but their next vicim will be spared. Life is God's gift to humans and only He or criminally insane should take it. We can prevent one, but not the other. Each execution violates a person's Constitutionally protected right; to' Pursuit of Happiness', unless you are a sadist and enjoy inflicting pain on others and yourself. Then die and good riddance. But please spare the innocent; especially our children! Creeps!
From: aulduron
[Aulduron]
Date: 11-May-2008 15:05
...Skyeyes, that is because they, like the majority of humans, have been brainwashed into thinking that death is punishment. ... Of course it's a punishment. It's not as bad a punishment as torture, but it's still a punishment. ...If you truly believe in your religion and it's concepts of punishment and forgiveness, there is nothing to fear. ... I'm pretty sure that most religions believe murderers are tortured for eternity, in hell. ...I still think snuffing out his life and letting him be dead is easier than tossing him in the general population and letting nature take its course..... What makes you think that capital murderers are the ones being punked in prison, and not the ones who would do the most punking? ...I have a whole mess of problems with the death penalty, and they start with the collective humanity of my nation.... What, you're afraid our society has too much humanity? You often advocate grisly forms of torture for certain offenders, while we insist on humanely removing them from society, for good.
From: aulduron
[Aulduron]
Date: 11-May-2008 15:13
...The Constitution guarantees, Life. Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. I think the death penalty, rules out the last one; "Pursuit of Happiness' and this violates the death prisoner's rights, as protected by our Constitution.... It would also rule out imprisonment, or any sentence that makes them unhappy. ...People who commit murder, are criminally insane and should be treated in a mental institution, so we can learn from them and hopefully spot their mental affliction, before they kill an innocent person. There are many 'sick' people and we should make it easy for them to get on drugs, that will help suppress their criminal impulses and give them access to mental health care. ... What you propose is taking a persons free will away, because you think their brains don't work they way you want them to. You even want to "fix" them before they even commit their crime. This is far worse than taking their freedom of movement, or even their lives, because of heinous actions they've actually committed.
From: username3 [username3]
Date: 11-May-2008 16:40
"Nay, say I....... ' If they commit a less serious crime and the Judge considers them a danger to society, then a peer review panel composed of psychiatrist will or other mental health practitioners, will determine if they are a threat to society or not. And if they are, then they are to be incarcerated in a mental institution; until such time, the court determines they are mentally stable enough to return to society. Lets catch them BEFORE they commit an heinous crime of child abuse, rape or put them to death. This is preventive care and money well spent up front, will keep them from repeating crimes and free up our prisons. I don't want to take away their free will, I want the court to do that. We are doing this now, but we need more psychiatric care for criminals, not less and court appointed. And the 'Pursuit of Happiness' is a good defense against the death penalty. It's in the Constitution and protects every citizens of this great land, we call America.
From: rhag6942
[Kewl Han Dluke]
Date: 11-May-2008 17:46
I live in Canada and whole heartedly support the death penalty. Some people deserve to die. I think, though, there has to be a better method: "17 minutes after the first drug began flowing into his veins" From what I hear the US has lots of guns and bullets. Couldn't you use one on this douche?
From: aulduron
[Aulduron]
Date: 11-May-2008 18:14
...If they commit a less serious crime and the Judge considers them a danger to society, then a peer review panel composed of psychiatrist will or other mental health practitioners, will determine if they are a threat to society or not.... So, everyone who has a minor brush with the law should be considered a dangerous murderer, until they can prove their innocence to a state paid psychiatrist? ...And if they are, then they are to be incarcerated in a mental institution; until such time, the court determines they are mentally stable enough to return to society. Lets catch them BEFORE they commit an heinous crime of child abuse, rape or put them to death.... I'm curious: How much time should a person serve in a hospital for not killing someone, yet? ...This is preventive care... This is thought control.
From: rotteneggs13
[a bakers dozen]
Date: 11-May-2008 18:57
username3 are you fucking serious? And I am not even pro-death penalty, but I do believe that their are certain heinous crimes that warrant the DP. <<If they commit a less serious crime and the Judge considers them a danger to society, then a peer review panel composed of psychiatrist will or other mental health practitioners, will determine if they are a threat to society or not.>> Who hasn't committed a less serious offense in this country and where do you draw the line? Most if not all Americans at one time or another has received a traffic ticket. And who is going to pay for this nonsense? As if our taxes aren't high enough as it is. Sure there are 'indicators' that certain people are more predispositioned to murder but there are many, many more who have these 'indicators' that are NOT violent, let alone will commit murder. There is absolutely NO way to predict who will committ a capital offense and when. All the shrinks in the world can't predict it. If that were possible then these shrinks wouldn't need to work since they'd be able to predict the winning Lotto numbers. <<This is preventive care>> As Aulduron said "This is thought control"
From: judgemental [confident and pedantic]
Date: 12-May-2008 05:02
ready, bestimmt, sieg
From: professor [actualfactual]
Date: 12-May-2008 05:45
William Earl Lynd, 53, was put to death at Jackson state prison in Georgia late on Tuesday after a final meal of two pepper jack barbecue burgers with crispy onions, baked potatoes with sour cream, bacon and cheese, and a large strawberry milkshake. what a sorry last meal. I also worry about his cholesterol level. And no whole grains?
From: aulduron
[Aulduron]
Date: 12-May-2008 10:52
...And the 'Pursuit of Happiness' is a good defense against the death penalty. It's in the Constitution and protects every citizens of this great land, we call America. ... No, it's not. It's in the Declaration of Independence.
From: scarfface
[Schmutamongus]
Date: 12-May-2008 12:57
"I'm pretty sure that most religions believe murderers are tortured for eternity, in hell." ?? Lots of religions out there... but dealing with the biggies, in order of the sheer number of people that profess to believe in them, at least in a minimal way: Christianity: yup. God so loved the world that he made a special hell for most of us. Moderate theologies (esp. American Catholicism) get around this contradiction by saying that hell is merely a separation from God for all eternity, which is supposedly torture enough). Jack Chick takes the lake of fire stuff seriously though. Most fundy Christians believe that murderers can get into heaven, as long as the reasons are sound. (e.g., the lawful executioner, the soldier, the guys that dropped the A-bombs on Hiroshima / Nagasaki) Islam: Yup, hell exists. Even good jews & Christians (people of "the book") get to go to heaven though, according to moderate theology. Fundamentalists figure all non-Muslims get tortured forever, even good ones. Murderous Muslims are generally accepted into heaven, provided they are maiming and murdering for the right reasons. (see Christianity, above) Honor killers go straight to heaven, for example. Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: Don't count... not a religion, per se. Hinduism: no parallel to heaven/hell. You are eventually released from a constant cycle of death and rebirth when you achieve Moksha. Chinese traditional religion: no clue there. It's a hodge-podge of stuff... a smorgasbord of gods, demigods, and concepts of heaven/hell. A more prevalent version of hell is "Di Yu", an underground maze where you get to atone for your transgressions. Buddhism: No god, heaven or hell. "Hell" is what you can experience in this lifetime. It is a state of mind. primal-indigenous, & African Traditional & Diasporic: varied beliefs. Sikhism: heaven and hell are both symbolic. The "reality" is that they are both a state of mind - "hell" would therefore be akin to going to a lower state of life, and heaven with becoming human again. Juche: North Korea is hell, and you're in it. If you kill someone and are caught, Kim Jong Il will dispatch you to nonexistence from hell by firing squad. Spiritism: No hell, except for the writings of one dude considered a fruitcake. Your spirit is reincarnated ad nauseum, in a never-ending evolutionary process, where the material world is but a minor part of everything. Judaism: While hell doesn't exist traditionally (it was invented in later Abrahamic religion), current Judaism considers it to be either a place of torture (way minority view), or a place of separation from God - where one is forced to think about their actions. After about a year of that noise, they ascend to heaven... a garden of Eden-type place. Murdering Jews get off real light. Baha'i: heaven and hell are spiritual realities, i.e. nearness and closeness to god. See American Catholicism, above. Many of the remainder (of which there are many) don't have majority heaven/hell concepts. (e.g., Rasta, scientology) Just thought you might be interested.
From: aulduron
[Aulduron]
Date: 12-May-2008 13:11
Hell is a poor choice of words, although Christians and Muslims make up the overwhelming majority of our capital criminals. Most religions believe that some kind of outside force punishes the wicked for their actions. Karma and Hell are examples. Not that religious beliefs should have any bearing on our laws.
From: scarfface
[Schmutamongus]
Date: 12-May-2008 13:38
I agree there. The major problem I have with the DP is that the deciders (at least in this country) tend to be adherents to any number of the moronic beliefs on that list. Their inability to think critically about real-world matters mirrors their "faith" beliefs -- and we lack scientific sophistication, which is generally needed to judge matters for ourselves (e.g., exhonerating DNA evidence, ballistics, etc). What we're left with is a bunch of sheep getting swayed by grandstanding lawyers and their "experts", being ordered by judges to vote in ways unconstitutional. The system sucks SO bad... it's just too capricious. Add to that the expense as compared to life incarceration. Besides that, the DP is a great idea. (as it keeps perps from perping again, as you so often point out). A better idea, IMHO, is killing the fucker(s) yourself before it gets that far, which is why I like the "make my day" laws here.
From: roaddog [pclynn]
Date: 13-May-2008 17:17
Sick motherfuckers should inheret the same punishment they gave their victims but it should be put on TV to show what you get when you give to victims.
Updated: 13-May-2008 17:18
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