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Lawyer claims Ross execution could prompt inmate suicides (BARF ALERT)
ABC 6 News, SE Massachusetts and Rhode Island ^ | May 11, 2005 | Channel 6 news (MA & RI)

Posted on 05/12/2005 6:38:24 AM PDT by Former Dodger

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) May 11,2005

A lawsuit aimed at blocking the Friday morning execution of serial killer Michael Ross has been filed in Bridgeport federal court.

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of an inmate in the state prison in Newtown, claims Ross' voluntary execution will set off suicided among other prison inmates.

The lawsuit, filed by attorney Antonio Ponvert (PAHN'-vehr), claims Ross' execution is like to cause what is known as "suicide contagion" among suicide prone state prison inmates.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a state prison inmate, Duane Ziemba, who is imprisoned at the Garner Correctional center.

Ponvert is asking the federal court to issue a restraining order as well as a permanent injunction against the Ross execution.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: deathpenalty; michaelross; murderer; ross; serialkiller; whatsthedownside
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To: Former Dodger

This is so over the top.

Easy enough to find out if the lawyer is on to something.

Execute Ross and wait and see what happens.


21 posted on 05/12/2005 6:58:08 AM PDT by Bennett46 (Please pray for TexasCowboy)
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To: ariamne
Good answer, Ari.
Perhaps they don't realize it may be the season for it:
Sunny May the month for suicides (BBC)
22 posted on 05/12/2005 6:59:26 AM PDT by Former Dodger ( "Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." --Einstein)
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To: Former Dodger

This lawsuit is the latest in a long line of frivolous ones filed by idiots. I don't think it has a chance in hell of going anywhere.

Ross murdered my freshman college roommate, Dzung Tu. She was his first victim. If the execution goes forward, Dzung's brother and I will be at the prison tonight.


23 posted on 05/12/2005 7:02:07 AM PDT by somerville
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To: Former Dodger

I say let's test this theory immediately! Execute him and give ropes to all prison inmates. Hopefully many will take the hint and suicide thereby lessening the cost in keeping them in prison.


24 posted on 05/12/2005 7:23:33 AM PDT by nuke rocketeer
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To: 3AngelaD

Yeah! It works for me!


25 posted on 05/12/2005 7:23:53 AM PDT by ImpotentRage
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To: somerville
Sorry for your loss, and the nonsense that you and other relatives and friends of victims are going through.

The world seems to be going mad, piece by piece:
Starve an innocent, brain-damaged woman to death, but worry about a serial killer's ability to know right from wrong, making him incompetent to ask for his own execution.

We already know he doesn't know right from wrong :HE'S A SERIAL KILLER!.

Additionally, one of the anti-death penalty leaders in CT compared the criminals awaiting execution to the inmates of Nazi Death Camps the other day:
"So many people have asked me, 'Why are you doing this for Michael Ross?' " said Robert Nave, executive director of the Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty, who is leading the effort. "We're not doing this for Michael Ross. We're doing this because it is state-sponsored homicide."
I wonder if he is as worried about the real victims of American "Death Camps": the million of aborted children that have been executed since Roe v. Wade was made a law.

Here's a good link relating to this case:

The New Criminologist

26 posted on 05/12/2005 7:34:45 AM PDT by Former Dodger ( "Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." --Einstein)
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To: somerville

So sorry to hear. God be with you. We will try and give you strenth.


27 posted on 05/12/2005 7:42:06 AM PDT by New Perspective (Proud father of an 17 month old son with Down Syndrome)
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To: Former Dodger

Executing a murderer will set off a wave of suicides amongst the other criminals? Where is the downside? I'm not seeing it. There isn't one. So warm up the chair for Ross.


28 posted on 05/12/2005 8:01:49 AM PDT by ex 98C MI Dude (Our legal system is in a PVS. Time to remove it from the public feeding trough.)
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To: Former Dodger; New Perspective

Thanks for your kind words.

The whole thing is just very very sad.


29 posted on 05/12/2005 9:06:36 AM PDT by somerville
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To: camle

Let's buy them some ICP music.


30 posted on 05/12/2005 9:25:45 AM PDT by steve8714
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To: Former Dodger
LOL! Those lawyers will try anything.

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of an inmate in the state prison in Newtown, claims Ross' voluntary execution will set off suicided among other prison inmates.

Pass the popcorn....

31 posted on 05/12/2005 9:30:52 AM PDT by USF (I see your Jihad and raise you a Crusade ™ © ®)
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To: steve8714

oph yeah. one of my daughter's friends was sitting around and they were talking about their boyfriends. Since they were seated right next to me, talking like normal teenagers, I couldnt' help but hear some of the conversation.

seems that the girl's bf was a rabit ICP fan. She was talking about his "ICP-ness" , when I thought I heard something untoward. think about it.

the explanation was just as funny as the snippet I heard.


32 posted on 05/12/2005 9:40:28 AM PDT by camle (keep your mind open and somebody will fill it full of something for you.)
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To: Former Dodger

You watch.

At the last minute this beast will stop his own execution by claiming he has changed his mind.

He's probably doing all this to get attention and to cause the families of his victims more cruel grief.


33 posted on 05/12/2005 10:08:44 AM PDT by Age of Reason
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To: Former Dodger

A twofer huh ? Thats great !


34 posted on 05/12/2005 5:22:39 PM PDT by festus (The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
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To: Former Dodger
"Suicide contagion"? Huh?

I have the solution. We'll make suicide illegal. Then, if these guys commit it, they're going to be in big trouble and probably won't make parole.

Why they don't put a smart guy like me in charge of this stuff I just don't know...

35 posted on 05/12/2005 5:33:50 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: somerville
How are you and Dzung Tu's brother this morning?

CT finally had the fortitude to take out the garbage.

I was astounded when I heard the news this morning.

Would Dzung Tu have been 49 this year?

Prayers for all of you.

36 posted on 05/13/2005 5:35:32 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Planned Parenthood is neither)
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To: N. Theknow

Yes, Dzung would be 49 this year. Just got back to NYC an hour ago from Connecticut.I went up with Lan last night to the prison. Lan could not witness the execution, but he was in a room very close by. He made a great witness statement once it was all over.

We both felt a sense of relief last night, but I noticed this morning that Lan looked much more sad than last night. I think it's going to be a rollercoaster for him, and me too.

It was bizarre to be at the prison. I was standing by the media holding place, where the reporters were all laughing and jabbering. But at 2:01 am, the time when the execution was to take place the room went dead silent. Between that time and 2:25 when the warden announced that he was dead, it was surreal . For me, the best part of the evening was seeing Lan get to meet the families of the other victims and also the two detectives who cracked the case. I was nervous about going up but I am glad I did because Lan should not have been there by himself. I think Dzung would have been glad to know we were there.


37 posted on 05/13/2005 11:46:38 AM PDT by somerville
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