One-legged killer will go to death chamber without artificial limb he had wanted

Associated Press ^ | 3-20-02 | JAY JORDEN

[Oldeconomybuyer]

DALLAS (AP) --

[Oldeconomybuyer]

The anti-death penalty crowd will jump all over this.

[tracer]

How sad. The poor bastard already has one foot in the grave....

[Semper Paratus]

How sad. The poor bastard already has one foot in the grave....

He should be re-assured that "You never hop alone".

[wideawake]

Rodolfo Hernandez, 52, has repeated said that since he walked into prison with two legs, he should be able to leave with two legs.

That's funny, the people old Rodolfo killed repreatedly told him that since they met him while they were still alive, they should have been able to part company with him still alive.

What goes around, comes around. You kinow - if we gave this filth a $15,000 leg, the anti-death penalty lobby would turn around and say: "The death penalty is extremely expensive! $15,000 for a man you're just going to kill anyway?"

[Procyon]

It's realy unfair that the man is going to be put to death and is denied the dignity of dying on his own terms. I'm sure the five people he shot were allowed the dignity of a last meal, a priest, a family reunion, write a few letters, and a crowd of sympathizers to validate their feelings. /SARCASM>

[Harrison Bergeron]

My dad, the plumber, always had a joke for us when he came home from work. This reminds me of one of my favorites:

Dad: Did you know that, in Texas, they can't hang a man with a wooden leg?

Us kids, wide eyed: No... really?

Dad: Really! They gotta use a rope.

[Right Wing Professor]

The anti-death penalty crowd will jump all over this.

Nah, they don't have a leg to stand on.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

It must really be terrible having to die without a wooden leg. Just put yourself in his shoe.

[Registered]

I think they should dress him up as a pirate, wood leg, hooked hand, eye patch and a parrot on his shoulder. I'd pay to see that.

[conserve-it]

"Rodolfo Hernandez, 52, has repeated said that since he walked into prison with two legs, he should be able to leave with two legs"

And the person he MURDERED should be walking around on 2 legs too!!

[tracer]

Then again, it will be easy for Hernandez to put his best foot forward.

Hey, if they shoe fits....

[Publius6961]

awwwwwwww!
You have no idea how many nights' sleep I will lose over this.
(NOT!)

I am glad this slimebucket was not allowed to give society the figurative finger on his way to hell...

[YaYa123]

He should have written the "Make A Wish" Foundation.

[EggsAckley]

He accused prison officials of stalling on the replacement
limb because of the expense.

{{{DUH!!}}}

[dighton]

I Don't Want to Limp Live!

[tracer]

You left out the part about being forced to say "Har, har!! Shiver me timbers, mate!! Avast, ye swabs!!" in front of everyone just before "the lights go out"....

[Procyon]

Rodolfo Hernandez, 52, has repeated said that since he walked into prison with two legs, he should be able to leave with two legs.

Let's make a deal. Since he killed five men to get where he is, if he can bring those five men back to life, we'll spring him free and throw in a free wooden leg, to boot.

[Alex Murphy]

A convicted killer whose left leg was amputated last year in prison is to be executed Thursday without his last wish -- an artificial limb that would enable him to walk.

Rodolfo Hernandez, 52, has repeated said that since he walked into prison with two legs, he should be able to leave with two legs. He accused prison officials of stalling on the replacement limb because of the expense.

I vote we grant his wish, and give him an articifial leg. A conductive metal one, directly wired to the electric chair that he should be strapped into.

[Cooter]

Dead man rolling.

[Registered]

Cool, you can picture it too. Now how do we get a hold of the prison officials on this one? There's plenty of online costume shops..we could have them drop ship the outfit.