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Old 04-04-2014, 03:13 AM   #1
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Default Texas executes serial killer

reading this will make you sick to your stomach. the epitome of evil.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/convicted-s...ry?id=23184667

The last thing on my mind is whether the drug they used to kill him was humane. Very clearly it was humane, he died falling asleep just as intended.

I kind of wonder about the lawyer defending this guy. The lawyer was almost certainly working pro bono, or paid by a foundation/charity. And they didn't have any argument about innocence or guilt, just wanted to stop the execution. Presumably through any method possible.

Of all the hard-luck cases in the world where someone needs free help from a lawyer--this one is it?

"But I'm trying to movie society towards a more humane system where we don't execute persons."

I kind of think execution is pretty darn humane for someone like that. And almost certainly someone like him is a risk to kill again, whether inside prison or out.
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