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Judge Orders Convicted Sniper Forcibly Fed
2005-08-26
ROCKVILLE, Md. - A judge allowed corrections officials to forcibly feed rat poison convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad while he awaits trial in the county for six October 2002 killings.

Muhammad had not eaten anything since being transferred to the Montgomery County, Md., jail on Monday saving tax payer's money, corrections officials said in court documents filed Thursday. He was apparently upset with the food he was being served and the handling of his legal material.
my heart bleeds...oh wait..that's what he caused others to do..
Doctors had concluded that Muhammad, 44, was at risk of serious injury or death of he continued his hunger strike, corrections officials said.
Anyone see this as a problem?
Judge James L. Ryan issued an order allowing officials at the county jail to forcibly feed and hydrate him.

Muhammad and Lee Malvo, 20, are accused of killing 10 people and wounding three in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., during an October 2002 shooting rampage. Muhammad has already been sentenced to die following a 2003 conviction for a sniper shooting in Manassas, Va. Malvo was sentenced to life in prison for a shooting in Falls Church, Va.
yes ..let's force feed so we can off him later. The left says fetus' fell no pain so let's just call this an extremely late term abortion..
Montgomery County prosecutors plan to try the two men together for the shootings in their county, as insurance in case their Virginia convictions are overturned. They will be returned to Virginia when their trial is over. The two have also been linked to shootings in Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and Washington state.
Nope, feed him and keep him alive until all the legal proceedings are done. And then, while he's sitting in Death Row, he can have a bologna sandwich delivered three times a day. He doesn't want to eat it, that's on him.
Posted by:Warthog

#14  On a hunger strike, Mo? Hokay. No D-Con burgers for you, then.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-08-26 23:21  

#13  how about a little air in that intravenous line?Maybe he's being deprived of air....yeah, that's the ticket
Posted by: Frank G   2005-08-26 22:29  

#12  i say force feed him with lima beans and beef liver. Gawd that would be worser than death.
Posted by: rojo perro   2005-08-26 20:17  

#11  Muhammad has already been sentenced to die
So why wait to send him on to yet another trial? More expense and time. If he wants to kill himself early I say let him go for it.
I've always felt that was alot of time and expense dealing with these folks while on death row anyway.
Posted by: Jan   2005-08-26 17:50  

#10  Doctors had concluded that Muhammad, 44, was at risk of serious injury or death of he continued his hunger strike, corrections officials said.
Anyone see this as a problem?

Yes I do, do NOT let him cheat the hangman.

I want to see him (Both of them) Dragged kicking and screaming to the hangman.

No wussy needle for them.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2005-08-26 17:33  

#9  His choice, I say let the bastard starve until he decides he don't like starvin anymore.

Damn lucky he doesn't get forcefed Alabama blacksnake by some of his new Nation of Islam prison buddies everyday for the rest of his short and miserable life.

I assume he's on 23 hour lockdown, maybe I'm wrong and he has gotten some of that cell block c lovin. That ain't no jailhouse rock I wan't to be involved in!

Good riddance Muhammad.

EP

Posted by: ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding   2005-08-26 16:55  

#8  Let the son-of-a-bitch starve. I don't really see a problem.
Posted by: Snineger Shailing6811   2005-08-26 16:46  

#7  *Grumble* It's just a show trial 'cos MD elections are next year and our County Executive and Atty General are looking for higher offices. Should have left him on Death Row in Virginia.
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-08-26 15:55  

#6  The court order "allows" them to force feed him. Doesn't demand that they have to do it.
I move that we further study the issue. Starting Monday...
Posted by: tu3031   2005-08-26 15:44  

#5  Put a TV outside his cell, a la "Silence of the Lambs", tuned to the Food Network 24/7. Then tell him his hunger strike is now mandatory, not voluntary.
Posted by: Dar   2005-08-26 15:38  

#4  He's been convicted once. That's enough for me. If we let him go till all the legal proceedings are done, he'll die of old age. Start the bologna now. And not Oscar Meyer.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-08-26 15:31  

#3  I thought starvation was a very easy and painless way to go? At least it was for Schiavo.
Posted by: Jackal   2005-08-26 15:26  

#2  A judge allowed corrections officials to forcibly feed convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad while he awaits trial in the county for six October 2002 killings.

What the hell for? If the creep wants to starve to death, let him. Better yet, egg him on. It'll save taxpayer money spent on his trial.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-08-26 14:40  

#1  I've love to see him starve with a webcam right in his cell so I can watch everyday from the comfort of my computer while I stuff myself with chicken nuggets. This guy made everyone so nervous in the NVA,MD area..for no damn reason
Posted by: Wholunter Clarong2916   2005-08-26 14:38  

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