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Forced medicated execution

Posted in Politics, Stupid by Derek at 12:00 pm
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Forcibly executing a mental death row inmate after medicating?!

US Judge Wayne Salvant has ordered that Steven Kenneth Staley, a death-row inmate who is so severely mentally ill as to be unable to comprehend his situation, can be forcibly medicated so he can be executed while mentally competent.

Sure. Spout defenses that the individual acted in such a way to land themselves in prison, but medicating an incompentent individual prior to their execution in order to make them competent?

3 Responses to “Forced medicated execution”

  1. Joe Anderson says:

    What’s the point?

  2. Tim says:

    Dont give texas any ideas!

  3. Eric says:

    It’s been 17 years since he killed the guy…

    What has taken so long to put this psycho out of our misery?

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