Too Fat to excute

[Salty]

Can you believe this: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/04/death.penalty.fat.ap/index.html

Should his weight have an effect on his execution.

NOTE: this is not a discussion on the "morality" of the death penalty. Please keep your discussions simply on the the subject: ie his weight!

Salty

 

[Joe]

"Heath says Cooey's weight, combined with the potential drug resistance, increases the risk he would not be properly anesthetized"


Like the two young women he r*ped then murdered were properly anesthetized.

Give me a break :tear:

 

[webdog]

Why not give him more drugs? What happened to common sense and simple math? If the drug cocktail is designed for someone half his size, double the doseage. Duh...

 

[dragonfly]

Since the prison controls what this inmate eats they should put him on a diet. They could manage his caloric intake so that his ideal body weight could be achieved on the day of his execution.

 

[abcgrad94]

So, according to his lawyers, the execution would be extremely painful for him. Sorry, I'm not sympathetic. It's still a more "humane" death than what his victims had.

 

[donnA]

267 pounds, I wouldn't worry about it, up the does of the drugs and execute him.

 

[standingfirminChrist]

Actually, because of the nature of the drugs, three stages, it would not even take double the amount.

I used to euthanize dogs in an animal clinic years ago. The amount of T-61 we used was minutely different between the small dog and the large dog.

The euthanasia worked in three stages. First, a sedative to render the subject unconcious; second, a pain reliever do block the nerve cells from sending messages of pain to the brain; then, a strong muscle relaxer which would relax the heart to a complete stop.

Flatline on a Great Dane was no more than 1.5 cc's of T-61.

More than likely the human euthanasia works much the same way.

 

[Benjamin]

Only one way to find out for sure if they can find his viens and the drugs will work. If he has a complaint after the procedure, let him sue.

 

[sag38]

This is simply a lawyer doing the job of protecting the client. And, what a unique argument. Hopefully, any reasonable judge will not fall for this "stunt."

 

[Matt Black]

Who says being fat is bad for you? Can't they just get rid of him by firing squad - they're unlikely to miss if he's that big. Or perhaps they could use a 'wide-bottomed' electric chair.

 

[abcgrad94]

Who says being fat is bad for you? Can't they just get rid of him by firing squad - they're unlikely to miss if he's that big. Or perhaps they could use a 'wide-bottomed' electric chair.

You win the best post of the day.:thumbs: :applause:

 

[Matt Black]

...or the one in the worst taste, depending on your POV. Modesty forbids me to adjudicate, however, but I can reach new heights/plumb new depths with the following marketing tags:

"Specially designed for the gentleman on Death Row with the fuller figure ." Or, "Need 2,000 volts through you but XXXL? No problem - just call 'Bigbuttchairs R Us' - featuring our latest product, 'The Deep Fat Fryer' ".