74 year old executed in Alabama

WAAY TV ^ | 8-6-04 | waaytv.com

[Rakkasan1]

The oldest prisoner to be executed in the U-S for decades was put to death last night at Holman Prison in Atmore, Alabama. After being denied a stay of excution by the Supreme Court, 74-year-old James Barney Hubbard died by lethal injection just after six o'clock. He was convicted of killing a 62-year-old Tuscaloosa woman in 1977

[Rakkasan1]

what a shame. the red herring the anti-capital punishment types like to use about "it costs more to execute than to give them life" proves true again. duh. here's why. you sit on death row forever and get appeals forever. it's not about revenge or reform,it's about retribution and there's nothing wrong with that.

[Chad Fairbanks]

The coolest part is I bet he was thinking "I'm too old. No way will they execute me. Not a chance... hahahahahahaha! Suckers!" for quite some time until the big day...

Bet he was surprised ;0)

[Chad Fairbanks]

I just had a thought - all of the cell toilets in Death Rows should be wired up with electricity, and once all the appeals are finished, the system should be set up to randomly pick a day to "trigger" when they sit down to go...

They can spend their final days, weeks, or months wondering when it's going to happen and they can never be quite sure if "today is the day".

But, I'm probably more vindictive than most, so forget I said anything ;0)

[Born Conservative]

Looking for a killer meal?

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

He lived at least 27 years longer then his victim.

[fullchroma]

He didn't think the 62-year old woman was too old to kill back in '77. And I would guess that her death wasn't painless, as his was.

[lugsoul]

Yeah. That's cool. It must've been sweet when they were strapping him to the table. Bet he never saw that coming. And dropping that plunger was probably the coolest thing ever.

It may be just. It may be deserved. But it is not "cool" when the state is required to deliver the ultimate sanction. It is damned sad.

[steplock]

This is one that I would really like to hear about the murderer's reactions when he realized that he finally was going to DIE! --- more than a quarter century after he ended the life of another human being.

I kinda like o'reilly's answer to capital punishent better.

Build a prison in the Alaskan tundra, and convicted murderers, etc get to spend their entire lives (NO PAROLE) at hard labor with no TV, no gym. They are there to be PUNISHED.

[donozark]

BUMP for SUSAN SARANDON! Hey honey, they just got another one!

[Chad Fairbanks]

He took a life, so he forfeit his. Too bad, so sad, bye-bye. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

I will always maintain that the death penalty is a good thing. The system could be improved a bit, as I think these murdering scum get off too easy with this lethal injection crap. I also think they should be televised. Cuz it's cool.

[gunnygail]

More bad news for her, he was HER AGE! THAT is hitting close to home.

[taxcontrol]

What a sham!!!

This guy was sentenced to die at age 47!
27 years on death row.

[Hank Rearden]

He even had a white-trash last meal:

james hubbard
alabama
august 5, 2004
two eggs over medium
four pieces of bacon
fried green tomatoes
sliced red tomatoes
four slices of pineapple with mayonnaise
white bread
a banana
and a medium-sized V-8 juice.

"four slices of pineapple with mayonnaise"?

I bet the prison kitchen staff barfed just screwing this one together.

[Chad Fairbanks]

And by the way, we apparently ARE in disagreement, because I thought the coolest part was his thinking he'd never be executed for it because he was too old, and they did it anyway. You said the coolest part was: And dropping that plunger was probably the coolest thing ever.

That's just sick. ;0)

[sr4402]

He lived at least 27 years longer then his victim

Yes, and the taxpayers paid for it. Has anyone ever heard of swift justice?

[Chad Fairbanks]

Has anyone ever heard of swift justice?

John Kerry?

[donozark]

#3. A bit elaborate, but it works for me. Bullets for my AK cost approx. 7 cents each, when purchased in quantity.

Buzzards gotta eat to...

[gunnygail]

Like the line in Silverado, where the Sheriff (Brian Dennehy) is telling Danny Glover's character that: "we're gonna give you a fair trial followed by a first class hanging!"

[Chad Fairbanks]

(I won't tell anyone my ideas for a reality show called "America's Funniest Execution Videos" because that would just be wrong... so very wrong...)

[donozark]

Ya, but Susy had a rough life. The nuns beat the starch out of her. Just wish they hadn't hit her in the head so many times!!