Finally, there's a good reason to be fat. Seems a condemned murderer in Ohio scheduled to die by lethal injection is too big to kill--at least
that way. At 480 pounds, his veins and scar tissue, along with related medical problems, will likely interfere with a smooth procedure. Also, the man's sheer size makes him too large for the execution gurney, and surely one cannot be properly executed without a gurney. Currently his lawyers are seeking a stay of execution, making one worry about the intelligence of our penal system; hasn't anyone thought of a gun, which is how the felon did in his own victim 30 years ago? And of course, in one of those Arab countries where they just run over you with a car when you do a bad thing, this would all be so simple, although certainly an SUV would be required to do the job well. I am not condoning capital punishment, but I simply raise the question: Is lethal injection somehow a more palatable method by which to seek justice? Personally, I'm of the "eye for an eye" school of thought, which makes a gun so appropriate in this case.
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Anyway, what with the average human getting fatter every year, the folks who ponder these things had better figure it out, since fat criminals will likely become commonplace in the not-too-distant future. And for anyone who is still unsure about the morality of the death penalty, I recommend reading Theodore Dreiser's classic novel, "An American Tragedy." Not only is it one of the most beautifully gripping novels ever written, with thought-provoking tangents on love, religion, work, money and family, but it will ultimately lead you to see the 1951 cinematic version, "A Place in the Sun," which is surely one of the greatest movies ever made. It stars the incredible Montgomery Clift, without an ounce of body fat keeping him from meeting his maker.
Finally, there's a good reason to be fat. Seems a condemned murderer in Ohio scheduled to die by lethal injection is too big to kill--at least that way. At 480 pounds, his veins and scar tissue, along with related medical problems, will likely interfere with a smooth procedure. Also, the man's sheer size makes him too large for the execution gurney, and surely one cannot be properly executed without a gurney. Currently his lawyers are seeking a stay of execution, making one worry about the intelligence of our penal system; hasn't anyone thought of a gun, which is how the felon did in his own victim 30 years ago? And of course, in one of those Arab countries where they just run over you with a car when you do a bad thing, this would all be so simple, although certainly an SUV would be required to do the job well. I am not condoning capital punishment, but I simply raise the question: Is lethal injection somehow a more palatable method by which to seek justice? Personally, I'm of the "eye for an eye" school of thought, which makes a gun so appropriate in this case.
you're right: no one can be properly executed without a gurney . . . .critical . . .
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