Cult leader says he's too obese for execution

AP via CNN.com ^ | October 18, 2006 | AP

[MotleyGirl70]

Harpoon him.

That is side-splitting funny!

[Ichneumon]

Use him as a target for the military's next test of some laser-guided high-explosive munition. It'll be over so fast he won't feel a thing.

[dennisw]

He ain't too big to put in front of a firing squad.

[L.N. Smithee]

I wonder if he'll order a Diet Coke for his last meal?

That actually has already happened. I forget who it was, but his last meal was fried chicken, fried shrimp, and Diet Coke. The reporter who relayed this info was somber and seemed to be disapproving, but when I heard "Diet Coke," I busted up laughing.

[wagglebee]

Well then if hanging isn't an option, just stand the POS up in front of a firing squad, if his obesity is an issue there, then just use a higher caliber bullet.

[tracer]

This is a no-brainer.

Simply give him an intra-muscular injection of an hypnotic agent and then proceed to leisurely find a vein.

Besides, a skilled IV tech finds the target vein by touch, not by sight, and probably wouldn't have any more difficulty finding a good vein in Lundgren than in anyone else.

[tracer]

The problem her is that Lundren probably doesn't have a discernable neck....

[Larry Lucido]

Throw 50 pounds of food in his cell everyday and he will be dead soon enough.

Or one pound of food a day until he's skinny enough to execute.

[Frwy]

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I love it. It sort of reminded me of a Cirque du Soleil guy I've seen on TV. Let's see. I take it you are a happy guy with a goatee above a double chin and only a few hairs left above that wrinkled brow and maybe wearing a ball cap. Of course, it's none of my business.

[LibertarianInExile]

"I wonder if he's too fat to throw in a pit and shoot."

Yeah, he's probably not too fat for a well-honed axe, either.

[Frwy]

As in suppository bomb? That'll work. I'll take your idea to the court house tomorrow morning, first thing.

[Right Wing Assault]

Drop this cult scumbag into molten steel.

[Right Wing Assault]

I've got a way to prevent decapitation during hanging. Use 2 nooses. One around the neck the other would be a sturdy harness around the shoulders. The shoulder harness prevents him from falling too far and the neck noose lets him fall just enough.

[backhoe]

And note, please, that this is hanging in the original usage, where the executed strangle to death. Slowly. Not the quick, merciful snap of a broken neck used in the West.

I noticed that and really have to take exception- strangling is a ghastly way to die- but other than that, could go along with it.

As one of our members noted long ago, "Lethal injection? What's another needle to a junkie?"

It's too clinical and clean, in my opinion. Few victims were granted such consideration.

[blau993]

So, we'll get close. Who is going to say if we are off by a few inches?

[fortunecookie]

They might need to use a larger weapon, or aim for the head, to be sure they 'don't cause him any unnecessary pain'.

[packrat35]

For those who want to know the whole story on this turd.

http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/mass/lundgren/index_1.html

[pandoraou812]

Justice was served today, may he rot in hell.

Ohio executes cult leader who killed family of 5

http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?jrl=167662&story=221596&rfr=nwsl&clk=49779

[rattrap]

I saw that, thanks for the update.