Oldest Calif death row inmate seeks execution stay

AP - Sacramento Bee ^ | December 7, 2005 | DAVID KRAVETS

[calcowgirl]

...he has been denied proper medications or they have been administered sporadically, and he has not been provided bypass surgery as recommended.

Bypass surgery for a 75 year old awaiting execution?

[peyton randolph]

Allen was sentenced to death for hiring a hit man who murdered three people at a Fresno market. Allen, who was already in prison for murder, had the trio killed because he feared their testimony would hurt his chances of prevailing on appeal.

No mercy. Execute him.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

"His attorneys say Allen is brain damaged..."


THIS feeding tube I'd be OK with pulling....

[U S Army EOD]

Sure, where is your humanity, but leave the I V's in him so they can hook him up to the needle quicker. Why not let some pre med student practice on him. Just explain to him that cardiac rehab will not be required.

[Leofl]

Well go ahead and execute and his medical problems will be solved.

Less the Taxpayers have to spend on this waste of good oxygen

[Mr Ramsbotham]

His attorneys say Allen is brain damaged ....

Now if this were an innocent person whose next-of-kin were trying to have him put down, the libs would be shilling for him to die.

[calex59]

Sounds to me like he should be ready to go out. I know I would be if I was a mess like that!

[GeronL]

OK, then lets put him out of his misery and euthanize him.

=o)

[msnimje]

Is this guy's nickname "Lucky?"

[pepperhead]

How come no one is standing up for this fine citizen like they are for Tookie? After he only killed 3 people, one less than Tookie and is in bad health.(/sarcasm)

[calcowgirl]

After he only killed 3 people, one less than Tookie

Allen was sentenced to death for hiring a hit man who murdered three people at a Fresno market. Allen, who was already in prison for murder...

At least 4, but who's counting? As long as they are sick, disabled, or write children's books, let them all live! Heck, imprisonment is cruel and usual imprisonment. Let's just let them all out and give them welfare for life. After all, they have been deprived all this time of developing marketable skills to find a job.

[pepperhead]

Well there went his Tookie killed more than me defense.;)

[flying Elvis]

What a sad spectacle we have become. Our murderers are dying of old age on death row.

[jaguaretype]

"....and he has not been provided bypass surgery as recommended."

Well that's just an outrage I tell you!!!!

I hereby offer to perform a heart transplant (using tookies' preserved heart of course) for this fine gentleman utilizing my vast skills as an Electrical Engineer and my having watched one being done on Discovery Channel.

Free of charge.

[calcowgirl]

ROFL!

[Dustbunny]

Time to insert the needle and get it over with.

[pepperhead]

Well if your too busy to perform the operation I could take your place. I am not a electrical engineer and I haven't seen one done on the Discovery Channel. But I did stay in a Holliday Inn Express last night.

[jaguaretype]

You can assist as I have seen the Discovery Channel operation.

BTW do you have a good Saws All for opening him up as mine has wood sap on it.

Also bring a pneumatic or roofing stapler for closing up afterward......I've got a 5hp compressor but no stapler.

[jwpjr]

re: Our murderers are dying of old age on death row.

If you stop and think about it, isn't that really just a prolonged version of the death penalty? Whether they are hanged, electrocuted, shot, decapitated or die of old age the outcome is the same. So it's not a matter of function, but rather a matter of form. Using this reasoning means that to do away with the death penalty means you would have to assure that no one in prison for murder ever dies of any cause.

Hmmm...