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Cult leader says he's too obese for execution
AP via CNN.com ^ | October 18, 2006 | AP

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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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: 2fat2die; cult; deathpenalty
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To: Mr. Mojo
Harpoon him.

That is side-splitting funny!

81 posted on 10/19/2006 1:04:18 PM PDT by MotleyGirl70
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To: rattrap

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.


82 posted on 10/19/2006 1:04:33 PM PDT by Ichneumon (Ignorance is curable, but the afflicted has to want to be cured.)
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To: rattrap

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


83 posted on 10/19/2006 1:07:55 PM PDT by dennisw ("What one man can do, another can do")
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To: dfwgator
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.

84 posted on 10/19/2006 1:08:14 PM PDT by L.N. Smithee (Normal people would kill to save their kids. Muslim fascists raise their kids to die killing others.)
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To: gun_supporter; seowulf

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.


85 posted on 10/19/2006 1:09:43 PM PDT by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: rattrap
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.

86 posted on 10/19/2006 1:13:25 PM PDT by tracer
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To: blau993

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


87 posted on 10/19/2006 1:15:23 PM PDT by tracer
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To: msnimje
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.

88 posted on 10/19/2006 1:18:07 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse
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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.

89 posted on 10/19/2006 1:20:11 PM PDT by Frwy (Eternity without Jesus is a hell-of-a long time.)
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To: rattrap

"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.


90 posted on 10/19/2006 1:24:09 PM PDT by LibertarianInExile (Mark Foley is what happens when personal character isn't relevant to voters or party leaders.)
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To: Sax
As in suppository bomb? That'll work. I'll take your idea to the court house tomorrow morning, first thing.
91 posted on 10/19/2006 1:27:00 PM PDT by Frwy (Eternity without Jesus is a hell-of-a long time.)
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To: rattrap

Drop this cult scumbag into molten steel.


92 posted on 10/19/2006 1:33:32 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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To: seowulf

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.


93 posted on 10/19/2006 1:36:27 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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To: Fatuncle
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.

94 posted on 10/19/2006 3:08:29 PM PDT by backhoe (-30-)
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To: tracer

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


95 posted on 10/19/2006 3:28:20 PM PDT by blau993
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To: rattrap

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


96 posted on 10/19/2006 3:57:52 PM PDT by fortunecookie
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To: rattrap

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

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


97 posted on 10/19/2006 7:35:46 PM PDT by packrat35 (guest worker/day worker=SlaveMart)
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To: rattrap

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


98 posted on 10/24/2006 7:57:39 PM PDT by pandoraou812 ( barbaric with zero tolerance and dilligaf?)
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To: pandoraou812

I saw that, thanks for the update.


99 posted on 10/25/2006 8:31:50 AM PDT by rattrap
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