Execution in Ohio Succeeded . . . After the 10th Attempt
May 25th, 2007 by timbotronSentenced to death (for killing his cellmate over a chess game), Christopher Newton was executed today at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. It took 10 attempts to find a vein (for lethal injection) on the 265 lb. man - the fiasco took a total of 2 hours (it usually takes 20 minutes) and even required a bathroom break for the condemned. Link.
May 25th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Fuck him.
There are many reasons the death penalty sucks, but this isn’t one of em.
May 28th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
I like how the ACLU jumped in. Ya know, cause it was “torture” taking that long to kill him.