Posted on 03/29/2007 5:43:41 PM PDT by COEXERJ145
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Hours after setting a fire in his cell to protest his punishment, a Houston air conditioning contractor was executed Thursday night for the deaths of two Florida men gunned down in a dispute over missing drug money.
Roy Lee Pippin, 51, had vowed to fight his execution and be uncooperative with corrections officers, but he walked to the death chamber and caused no additional disturbances.
"I charge the people of the jury, the trial judge, the prosecutor that cheated to get this conviction, I charge each and every one of you with the murder of an innocent man," Pippen said defiantly from the gurney. In a blanket statement meant for all the courts that heard his case, he added, "You will answer to your maker when God has found out that you have executed an innocent man. May God have mercy on your souls."
Pippen expressed love to family members and then asked for forgiveness from "all the people of the United States for all the poison I brought into the country I love. Please forgive me for my sins. If my murder makes it easier for everyone else, let the forgiveness be part of the healing."
He ended his final statement by telling the warden, "Go ahead warden, murder me. Take me home Jesus."
He was pronounced dead at 6:42 p.m., eight minutes after the lethal drugs began to flow.
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Texas Execution Ping!
Who else can we execute??? Let's go 3 for 3.
Hmmm...setting fire to his cell in protest to his upcoming punishment...nice to see he's no longer violent.
snark!
He says he`s innocent, then says "all the people of the United States for all the poison I brought into the country I love." How many people did he kill from his poison? And if he loves his country so much why was he poisoning it? F- him. Have a good time in hell assclown.
Wow, they're rough on air conditioning contractors down there.
Down where? Texas or hell?
Probably both places. I just thought it was odd that the story calls him an air conditioning contractor.
To quote Dave Crocket..." You can all go to Hell, I'm going to Texas. "
Tah Tah, Boombah! Boy will we miss him! Hope he does well explaining to the Big Guy upstairs. Ain't no Miranda warnings up there.
What an easy way to go...
Pippin today; Merry & Frodo tomorrow?
"Merry was always getting me in to the worst
sort of trouble, but he was always there to
get me out. What happened?"
You just set off the stupid Manu Genobli, Warner Communications ad in my head.
Shame on you.
But, since the damage is done, let's fry Mumia Jamal. It's way past time for that POS.
Or to quote Union General Phil Sheridan, who was military governor of Texas during Reconstruction, "If I owned Texas and Hell, I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell."
We Texans are quite convinced he eventually got half his wish. ;)
Next!
Revenge isss sssweet, My Precioussssss.
Arrogant sort wasn't he?
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