http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/06/ronald-post-obese-death-row-inmate-ohio_n_2249645.html
I know the death penalty has been talked about here many times, each with varying opinions. I thought it was interesting that some in this article are saying the man isn't a suitable candidate for the death penalty, while others say its not a problem, that there're other methods.
Thoughts?
Yes, upon first reading this, my thought was, "Yeah, ok, he's going to suffer. And..... Like the person that he killed and that persons family isn't suffering?!?!?!" But I know that isn't the right thing to say. I suppose he is a human too, probably shouldn't be subjected to overly harsh pain and suffering. In the end, I suppose life in prison is what it'll have to be, unless an alternative method is found.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — At about 450 pounds, Ohio death row inmate Ronald Post is so fat that his executioners won't be able to find veins in his arms or legs for the lethal injection, and he might even break the death chamber gurney, his lawyers say.
If the state is forced to use a backup method that involves injecting the drugs directly into muscle, the process could require multiple doses over several hours or even days and result in a grueling and painful end, they say.
Post, who gained close to 200 pounds on death row, is trying to stave off execution Jan. 16 for the 1983 killing of a motel clerk during a robbery, arguing that because of his obesity, an attempt to put him to death would amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
State officials say Post, 53, can be humanely executed under both Ohio's usual method and the untested backup procedure. The warden at the prison where the death chamber is situated even tested the gurney by piling 540 pounds of weights on it for two hours.
Post has not presented "sufficient evidence demonstrating that his obesity or other physical conditions will present a substantial risk that his execution cannot be conducted in a humane and dignified manner," Assistant Attorney General Charles Wille said in court papers.
I know the death penalty has been talked about here many times, each with varying opinions. I thought it was interesting that some in this article are saying the man isn't a suitable candidate for the death penalty, while others say its not a problem, that there're other methods.
Thoughts?
Yes, upon first reading this, my thought was, "Yeah, ok, he's going to suffer. And..... Like the person that he killed and that persons family isn't suffering?!?!?!" But I know that isn't the right thing to say. I suppose he is a human too, probably shouldn't be subjected to overly harsh pain and suffering. In the end, I suppose life in prison is what it'll have to be, unless an alternative method is found.