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-Lurid Crime Tales-
'If your right eye offend thee, pluck it out.'
2023-03-10
[Blaze] The scheduled execution of a Texas man on death row was delayed by a judge after the inmate's attorneys say he gouged out both of his eyes due to mental illness, each eye on a separate occasion, according to ABC 6 Columbus. The prisoner's attorneys say his reason for eating the second eye was to ensure that the government could not hear his thoughts.

A man named Andre Thomas was scheduled to be executed after fatally stabbing his estranged wife in 2004 and cutting out the hearts of their 4-year-old and 13-month-old children.

Thomas told police that God told him to commit the murders and that his family members were all demons.
Definitely nuts.
Thomas' attorney, Maurie Levin, believes that an execution would indeed violate the Constitution, saying that "guiding this blind psychotic man to the gurney for execution offends our sense of humanity and serves no legitimate purpose."

However, J. Kerye Ashmore, with the Grayson County District Attorney’s Office, disagrees. Ashmore says that faith leaders and others asking for clemency are simply missing key facts on the case and have not read any of the prisoner's mental evaluations.
Posted by:Besoeker

#13  Thank you. Beyond a certain degree of seriousness, at least, you try the crime, not the criminal.

The Crazed Perpetrator, His Fate.
[twang]
He's hanged, and none placed any weight
On his birthdate or mate
Or the depth of his hate,
Or confused psychological state.

Which reminds me... gotta watch the rest of Death by Hanging. Dying to see how it turns out.
Posted by: Tarzan Snaigum6947   2023-03-10 23:36  

#12  If the State begins to identify mental illness in people, anybody supporting the political opposition would be tagged 'ill'. And EU-thanized! 😬 Oooerrr!
Posted by: Dron66046   2023-03-10 22:37  

#11  I'm not advocating mercy killing, I'm talking about removing proven dangers who are still dangerous. Still a huge difference. We don't put down rabid animals as a mercy, but because of the ongoing constant threat they are.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2023-03-10 17:50  

#10  If you rationale is that he earned it, I can’t say he didn’t. Nobody wants government in charge of mercy killing. Society will become a mercy factory like our northern neighbors are doing.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-03-10 15:48  

#9  I don't support Euthanasia. Removing someone that is a clear and violent danger with a track record of murder (Many times more than one and quite horrific) is quite different than saying "Oh you're inconvenient, we should put you down."
Posted by: Silentbrick   2023-03-10 15:36  

#8  It is voluntary at this point, but they are talking about the high cost of treating mental illness on their socialized medical system. That is a trail along which voluntary becomes mandatory like the countries in Europe that off their elders.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-03-10 13:10  

#7  ^ so the commies in Canada now support post-natal abortion and if the women won't carry it out, the state will.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-03-10 12:47  

#6  My only reservations would be with the argument that putting someone down is the humane thing to do. Trudeau has now extended that argument in Canada to where they are encouraging mentally ill folks to whack themselves and will provide assistance. That is now the Canadian solution to veteran’s issues. They have just extended things so that they can assist a minor with suicide without parental consent. From the sound of it, a school counselor can help your kid with suicide during study hall and send you an email when it’s done. In summary, I am not against the death penalty; I am against the government killing for humane reasons.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-03-10 12:18  

#5  well said silentbrick
Posted by: Chris   2023-03-10 09:36  

#4  He won't see that coming
Posted by: Frank G   2023-03-10 08:35  

#3  If ignorance of the law is no excuse, why is insanity? And when someone insane kills people, and stays insane, is there really a point to keeping them locked up. We put down rabid animals, we need to do the same with rabid humans.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2023-03-10 06:19  

#2  Further proof being put down is humane.
Posted by: NN2N1   2023-03-10 05:42  

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Posted by: Dron66046   2023-03-10 00:59  

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