Ohio killer's execution takes almost 25 minutes

Boston.com ^ | January 16, 2014 | ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS

[Freelance Warrior]

A 12ga shell of buckshot in the back of one's head from 15 feet works much better in the both time and effiiency dimensions. It's also way cheaper and readily available. Why all this hassle?

[skeeter]

I dunno - the loud snorting noises indicate to me they're on the right track.

I say they need to keep working the lethal drug angle until they find something that takes a full 8 hours, and includes more writhing in the meantime.

[boilerfan]

A short drop with a sudden stop works well too!

Added bonus it is reusable...........

[AU72]

A 12ga shell of buckshot in the back of one's head from 15 feet works much better in the both time and effiiency dimensions.

As long as the cleanup crew comes from death row.

[230FMJ]

The Chicoms use a 7.62 x 39mm in the back of the head from about 3 feet. Sounds much more humane than what is described above.

[Irenic]

http://www.wdtn.com/web/wdtn/news/local/montgomery/victims-family-releases-statement

Joy Stewart would be 47 years old today and her son, almost 25.

Her family told our Katie Ussin they miss her dearly.

The statement reads in part:

“She never got to realize her dreams, never got to hold her baby boy in her arms, never got to kiss his soft cheek.”

[SMARTY]

I live in Ohio... the news said he raped and murdered a pregnant woman

[SecondAmendment]

I thought journalists claimed that "there as are two aides to every story".

So what about the details about the brutal murder that landed that guy in the gurnee?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

A short drop with a sudden stop works well too!

I call that "Rapid Elevation Deprivation".

[albie]

put McGuire to death for the 1989 rape and fatal stabbing of a pregnant newlywed, Joy Stewart.”

...If they’d match the amount of killin’ time to the amount of time that this poor woman suffered would be appropriate IMO.

[Old Badger]

Good ............ and that was too quick!

[Arm_Bears]

Beat me to it.

I was gonna ask how long the rape and murder lasted.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

i must be missing something - it’s an execution, he may experience some discomfort

[bestintxas]

“The Chicoms use a 7.62 x 39mm in the back of the head from about 3 feet. Sounds much more humane than what is described above.”

If one looks at his crime, killing a 7 month pregnant woman after sodomizing her 25 years ago, the only humane treatment I can think of is to place him along with the woman’s family behind closed doors for a few hours.

Would that suffice on the humane side?

[Freelance Warrior]

A short drop with a sudden stop works well too!

You must have meant the long drop which fractures a condemned's neck.

[ontap]

His useless family has filed a lawsuit claiming Ohio knew he would suffer.....Shakespeare was right!!!!

[Little Ray]

Guy stabbed a pregnant woman to death. I hope every second was excruciating.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Not always.
You could ask Dick Hickock.

[Freelance Warrior]

...If they’d match the amount of killin’ time to the amount of time that this poor woman suffered would be appropriate IMO.

Probably, but the 8th amendment bans this.

[Freelance Warrior]

As long as the cleanup crew comes from death row.

Well, with 20 years long waiting terms one can find enough condemned people for this job.