Posted on 06/21/2015 2:22:20 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Two days after the shooting deaths of nine people during a Bible study at a Charleston church, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said the gunman 'absolutely' should be put to death.
However, the state, though largely pro-death penalty, cannot secure one of the drugs needed for lethal injections and has not executed an inmate since 2011.
Any potential execution order for Dylann Storm Roof, 21, would be years away. He is charged with nine counts of murder in Wednesday's killing spree at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
He appeared briefly before a judge on Friday and his next court appearance is not until October.Â
The Republican governor made her comments on Friday during NBC's 'Today' show, but Haley has no power in Roof's prosecution or sentencing.
South Carolina's supply of pentobarbital, one of three drugs in the state's lethal injection, expired in 2013.Â
Corrections Director Bryan Stirling has made it clear to legislators that his agency cannot buy any more, even as 44 people are on death row in the state.Â
All attempts to purchase more have failed -- a problem in states nationwide.Â
Some are trying to find new drugs and new sources for drugs because pharmaceutical companies have stopped selling them for executions and pharmacists are reluctant to expose themselves to possible harassment.
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“cannot secure one of the drugs needed for lethal injections “
For crying out loud! A hot shot of heroin will work just fine!
Murder is also illegal — but seriously, how often is it prosecuted when the killer and victim are both incarcerated?
How ever they put down rabid dogs is too good for this one.
Many locations place them in a chamber,and pump the air out.
The sooner, the better.
I don’t understand your post.
Best case for the killer is, he goes to prison.
It is unlikely that he’ll reach eligibility for parole.
She should ask the state legislature to immediately pass a law authorizing the use of the firing squad as an alternative means of execution.
The law should have a provision that judges and juries do not determine the *means* of execution, but it is left up to the state authorities to decide a primary and secondary means of execution, if the primary means is impractical or forbidden by a judge.
I wholeheartedly agree.
Smart kid - likely knew that they couldn’t fry him. The liberals can THANK THEMSELVES for this outcome.
Why can’t they?
So they can’t do assisted suicide?
Cu / Pb is commonly available as are the injection devices and strategically injected to the human form will cause instant painless death.
Air it on BET.
The Death Penalty is not a deterrent. It is done behind closed doors and the deterrent effect is never seen. They need to do it in public so people can see it and remember that it could be them.
The Death Penalty is not a deterrent. It is done behind closed doors and the deterrent effect is never seen. They need to do it in public so people can see it and remember that it could be them.
The main problem with execution is, there isn’t enough of it, there are too many levels of appeal, it takes too long to carry out.
Why don’t they just use a ton of barbituates? For that matter, any opiate in large enough quantities will work.
Drano would also work and be less pleasant.
Make no mistake, he was manufactured by the Left and there are many "prominent figures" of the Left that should be sentenced die in his place if our Justice system is to have any meaning.
It would be so simple to merely let the murderers keep their belts and shoelaces, and assure that there are sufficient tie-off places in the cells. Let them off themselves if they so choose.
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