Ohio killer's lethal injection marks 1,000th in US

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[JoeProBono]

LUCASVILLE, Ohio — A man who went on a 1992 Christmas holiday killing spree that left six people dead, including an 18-year-old mother gunned down at a pay phone, was executed Tuesday, the state's second execution in two weeks and the 1,000th lethal injection in the U.S. since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

[The Great RJ]

Last meal or not, why did that POS deserve a porter house steak on the taxpayer’s dime?

[dblshot]

Given an average population of 200 million people for 33 years the death rate by lethal injection is about .015 persons per 100000. for the population in general it is around 859. Now it would be interesting to know the death rate per 100000 for criminals, subset murderer but I doubt it would be much more significant. I expect more sentenced murders die on death row from natural causes than they do from lethal injection. Point is it really is not a significant number of people, unless you are personally involved of course.

[dblshot]

It makes the warden feel better.

[buccaneer81]

Last meal or not, why did that POS deserve a porter house steak on the taxpayer’s dime?

It was cooked in a prison kitchen. I'm sure it wasn't the highest quality.

[MHGinTN]

A savings step ... by giving this puke a last meal of his choice then offing him, the taxpayers no longer have to pay room and board for this devil.

[JoeProBono]

[gorush]

Grover Cleveland, as President, once pulled the lever of the gallows to execute two men.

[edpc]

We should be way beyond the 1000 mark. This POS was able to breathe for almost 17 years after his crime. Ridiculous.

[fatnotlazy]

Buh-bye Marv.

[a fool in paradise]

How many murders have there been in the US since 1976?

Meanwhile in Iran they are raping girls so that they can carry out death sentences on young women (to execute virgins is against islamic law).

The presstitutes really need to pick their grievances.

[beaversmom]

At least he had some fruit in there; however, if he keeps eating like that, he won't live very long:

370 calories 6 oz. Porterhouse Steak 
 
1680 calories 1 lb. Jumbo Fried Shrimp  
 
540 calories French Fries  
 
275 calories Onion rings   
 
660 calories Dinner Rolls  
 
405 calories 1/2 stick of Butter 
        
80 calories Plums 
 
100 calories Mango   
 
320 calories 1 lb. of grapes  
  
750 calories Large Slice German Chocolate cake  
 
400 calories 2 bottles of Pepsi   
 
240 calories 2 A & W Cream Soda

5820 Estimated Total Calories

[2harddrive]

Good riddance. The number 1,000 reminds me, though, of when San Francisco STOPPED counting suicides from jumping off the Golden Gate bridge when the number got up to 996 or so. They did not start releasing the exact count again till they were at 1002, as I recall. WHY? Because they were afraid there would be a RUSH of people, ALL wanting to be suicide #1000! LOL....sad, but true! I never DID hear who the “lucky winner” of number 1,000 really was.

[Bitsy]

Oh, I thought lethal injection was a part of Obama’s healthcareprogram for seniors.

[Bitsy]

Oh, I thought lethal injection was a part of Obama’s healthcareprogram for seniors.

[az.b1bbomberfxr]

My BIG question is why the hell did the Ohio taxpayer have to house, feed and medically care for this POS for 17 LONG YEARS? This murderous bastard should have been executed immediately.

[DemonDeac]

10,000 too few.