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Posted on 10/19/2006 11:57:00 AM PDT by rattrap
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A federal judge on Tuesday delayed next week's execution of cult leader Jeffrey Lundgren to allow him to join a lawsuit by five other death row inmates challenging the state's use of lethal injection.
In his request to join the lawsuit, Lundgren, 56, said he is at even greater risk of experiencing pain and suffering during the procedure than other inmates because he is overweight and diabetic.
Similar lawsuits filed in several states have led to the halting of executions in Missouri, Delaware and New Jersey.
Opponents have argued that the use of the lethal injection is unconstitutionally cruel and painful and that the procedure is often carried out without specifically trained medical personnel present.
But Ohio's method of lethal injection came under national scrutiny by death penalty opponents in May after problems slowed the execution of another inmate who was a former intravenous drug user and the vein the execution team chose collapsed as the chemicals started flowing.
While Judge Gregory Frost issued an order temporarily delaying Lundgren's execution, he said it appears to him that potential flaws with Ohio's execution process could easily be corrected.
"Thus, any delay in carrying out Lundgren's execution should and can be minimal," Frost said.
State Attorney General Jim Petro will appeal the ruling to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, said spokesman Mark Anthony.
Lundgren's sentence stems from a conviction for the fatal shooting of a family of five in 1989. The family, which included three children, were killed while they stood in a pit dug inside his barn in northeast Ohio.
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He is an opportunistic f-tard trying to exploit a loophole.
Kill him as he killed.
The lack of trained medical personnel increases the risk of side effects, like infection, premature baldness, and communicable diseases. /s
He should just kill himself like the guy in Texas.
Im a fan of the "not too fat for a bullet" argument..
Put him in a cell with Richard Simmons and Oprah he will kill himself soon enough.
ok, so let me get this straight..if someone goes out, commits mass murder and mayhem, goes go jail and GAINS 300 lbs., and becomes obese, they can't be put to death..did I get that right?? if that's the case, there's gonna be a whole bunch of people on death row orderin triple meals 3 times a day..
Yeah, I'm really concerned that this might cause him pain.
They should bring back hanging.
Better use something with substantially more penetration. The fat rolls might lodge the bullet before it found its mark.
Just about anything in the .308 cal should do the trick.
Of course you could just feed him a few dozen Krispy Kream donuts with a gallonm of A&W to wash it down with.
ping...
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No way this man should be made to suffer for murdering a whole family. /sarcasm
Looks like hanging would be the quickest way to off a fatty.
MOAB - Massive Obese A$$hole Bomb
http://www.jca.apc.org/stop-shikei/epamph/dpinjapan_e.html
5.2 Process leading to the execution
5.2.1 Before the execution
The prisoners, their family members, or their counsels will never be informed in advance of an execution. On the morning of the execution, prisoners will be called suddenly and informed that "the sentence of execution will now be carried out," and will be brought to the execution chamber. Prisoners will not permitted to say goodbye to their family members.
They will not be able to call their counsels and will not be given opportunities to have legal assistance.
The fact that executions are not known in advance makes the prisoners' condition of mind unstable. These days, executions are carried out 6 or 7 years after confirmation of the death penalty sentences. This situation forces prisoner who have spent 6 or 7 years after confirmation of their sentences to live each and every day in dread of the day the execution will be carried out. Some people are executed even though they are appealing for a retrial. Even if prisoners are appealing for amnesty, they may be informed of their executions at the same time they receive notice of rejection of their appeal.
If prison officers stop in front of a cell in the morning, it means the last moments of the prisoner's life have arrived. Even if prison officers do not stop this morning, who knows about tomorrow? In that case, we may say that each new day merely gives prisoners a 24-hour postponement of execution. Such a life continues until the day of execution.
5.2.2 Execution of the death penalty
At the execution chamber, the authorities perform certain ceremonies. A few minutes are given to the prisoners for writing their will and for saying goodbye to their chaplains.
Then they are handcuffed from behind, blindfolded, and brought onto the hanging place, whose floor is split in two. They are tied up while on their knees to prevent wounding the body in case they struggle. At the same time the hanging rope is placed around the prisoner's neck.
At a signal, the floor splits into two, and prisoners fall into the opening. Since the length of the rope has been adjusted in advance to take account of the height of prisoners, they continue cramping until their death, suspended in the air some 15 centimeters above the underground floor.
In the underground room, a doctor is standing by to take the prisoner's pulse and listen for a heartbeat. It is said that 15 to 20 minutes are needed to die.
After the execution, the prisoner's family will be informed about it. If within 24 hours the family asks to have the body, it is possible to comply. There have been 39 executions since March 1993 when the execution of death penalty was restarted, but on only two occasions were the bodies taken back. Mr. Norio NAGAYAMA was executed in August 1997. His lawyer wanted to take the body, but the authorities had it cremated and only allowed his bones to be taken. It is presumed that there were traces of NAGAYAMA's final struggling.
Belongings of the prisoner are returned to his family, except for "diary or documents as such" after confirmation of his death sentence. There is no way to identify belongings, however, other than a "diary."
"I like big butts!"
If he does, he will gain weight. Has anyone ever seen a heavy person drink anything other than a Diet Coke. I'm convinced Diet Coke makes you fat.
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