Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Execution Delayed

You know, a firing squad has few such complications. 

The execution of a prisoner in the US state of Ohio has been delayed for a week after jail officials had problems finding the condemned man’s veins.

The execution team struggled for two hours to locate veins of convicted murderer and rapist Romell Broom to inject lethal chemicals via IV tubes.

Broom’s lawyer demanded the procedure be stopped, describing it as “cruel”.

The week-long reprieve for Broom, aged 53, was later ordered by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland.

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Rommel Broom has been sentenced to die for the rape and murder of 14-year-old Tryna Middleton in 1984.

(7) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2147 hrs
Law + Technology

  1. It’s sad that he has been able to live 25 years before being executed.

    Posted by Fuzz on September 15, 2009 at 2317 hrs


  2. I suppose they couldnt find his veins because he got so fat on 25yrs of prison chow.  Seems like this isnt the first such incident, so lots of fat may be a pretty good last ditch defense against execution by lethal injection.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on September 16, 2009 at 0727 hrs


  3. Looks like the government can’t even kill people efficiently these days.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on September 16, 2009 at 0825 hrs


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  5. Totally agree on this one Owen.  We could defeat a number of the anti-death penalty arguments by simply making the process more efficeint.  And improve its effectiveness by making it more dramatic and public.  Firing squads would solve a number of problems.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on September 16, 2009 at 1318 hrs


  6. OK I know I am late to chime in on this, but the BBC article is very biased against the death penalty. Nowhere in the article were some things brought up that were brought up in US articles, the most important being the inmate was trying to help the techs find a good vein.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on September 16, 2009 at 1456 hrs


  7. Or that after an hour he was crying so much they had to get him toilet paper.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on September 16, 2009 at 2150 hrs


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