Posted on 11/26/2012 5:15:27 PM PST by smokingfrog
Edited on 11/26/2012 5:25:53 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
A federal judge said on Monday that an Ohio death row inmate weighing more than 450 pounds cannot be given a stay of execution because of his obesity.
Ronald Post, 53, is scheduled to be executed January 16 for the 1983 aggravated murder of hotel clerk Helen Vantz in Elyria, Ohio.
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Hey, Hey, Hey dat aint fair, dey be descriminating against us heavy folk, I’m Fat Albert and me and the gangs gunna protest!
His weight would actually contribute to a quick death.
That brings to mind the case of Saddam Hussein's half-brother Barzan Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti. As recorded in the Wikipedia:
On January 15, 2007, he was hanged for crimes against humanity. The rope decapitated him because wrong measurements were used in conjunction with how far he was dropped from the platform.
So, I guess you could say, Saddam's half brother ended up as two quarter brothers.
Piano wire noose. Vertical victim guillotine.
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