YoungWillz 21,062 Posted February 18, 2017 I would offer up....Omar Abdel-Rahman (first WTC bomber and in declining health). There are also various War Criminals claiming to be too ill to stand trial. Reportedly dead: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2017/02/18/Egypt-s-extremist-Blind-Sheikh-Omar-Abdel-Rahman-dies-in-US-prison-.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted February 18, 2017 I would offer up....Omar Abdel-Rahman (first WTC bomber and in declining health). There are also various War Criminals claiming to be too ill to stand trial. Reportedly dead: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2017/02/18/Egypt-s-extremist-Blind-Sheikh-Omar-Abdel-Rahman-dies-in-US-prison-.html An eligible pick, but no one selected him for the Joker's Dead Pool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted February 18, 2017 I would offer up....Omar Abdel-Rahman (first WTC bomber and in declining health). There are also various War Criminals claiming to be too ill to stand trial. Reportedly dead: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2017/02/18/Egypt-s-extremist-Blind-Sheikh-Omar-Abdel-Rahman-dies-in-US-prison-.html An eligible pick, but no one selected him for the Joker's Dead Pool. ITV first with it for the DDP: http://www.itv.com/news/2017-02-18/world-trade-centre-bomber-blind-sheikh-omar-abdel-rahman-dies-in-prison-in-us/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted February 18, 2017 Hard to define this a sad death. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted February 18, 2017 Hard to define this a sad death. It's sad... that this wasn't a notice for Catherine Nevin, like I had immediately assumed on seeing the thread updated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted February 18, 2017 Hooray. http://brantsteele.net/hungergames/reaping.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted March 1, 2017 Catherine Nevin thoroughly on the clock and probably not going to make it to the weekend according to some Irish press reports. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 7, 2017 For some reason, the brother and sister of Catherine Nevin's husband and victim, are trying to prevent her from inheriting his estate. Maybe she's not that ill after all? A riddle.... http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/catherine-nevin-murder-conviction-ruled-admissible-in-disinheritance-case-1.3001093 Edit: Or maybe they're trying to get her inheritance back retroactively... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted March 30, 2017 Serial killer Donald Harvey who was known as the 'Angel of Death' after pleading guilty to 37 murders in 1987, has died after being attacked whilst in prison, at the age of 64. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted March 30, 2017 28 minutes ago, The Dead Cow said: Serial killer Donald Harvey who was known as the 'Angel of Death' after pleading guilty to 37 murders in 1987, has died after being attacked whilst in prison, at the age of 64. I am working on the muffin basket I am going to send to his attacker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted March 30, 2017 The guy who killed him had murdered 38 people though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted March 30, 2017 No the attackers identity is unknown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted March 30, 2017 9 minutes ago, The Mad Hatter said: No the attackers identity is unknown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,335 Posted April 13, 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/13/arkansas-executions-death-penalty-bruce-earl-ward :Concerns about whether Bruce Ward one of the Arkansas death row inmates is mentally fit for execution.He is due to meet his maker Monday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted April 13, 2017 20 minutes ago, Shaun of the Dead said: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/13/arkansas-executions-death-penalty-bruce-earl-ward :Concerns about whether Bruce Ward one of the Arkansas death row inmates is mentally fit for execution.He is due to meet his maker Monday. He was found mentally fit at his trial and in his appeals. I've been following this case and it appears this has only become an issue as he is approaching execution. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,335 Posted April 13, 2017 6 minutes ago, The Mad Hatter said: He was found mentally fit at his trial and in his appeals. I've been following this case and it appears this has only become an issue as he is approaching execution. So just the anti death penalty campaigners clutching at straws then? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,335 Posted April 13, 2017 Just saw that Channel 4 news at 7 is covering the Arkansas 7 .Basically a guaranteeed obit for each then . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,335 Posted April 13, 2017 Also wasnt there originally 8 on schedule to die in Arkansas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted April 13, 2017 7 minutes ago, Shaun of the Dead said: Also wasnt there originally 8 on schedule to die in Arkansas? Yes. One was successfully pushed to a later date, but the others are still expected to be killed by the end of the month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted April 16, 2017 The executions are now blocked by a federal judge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarolAnn 926 Posted April 16, 2017 This is the biggest problem. "Baker's ruling prompted McKesson Corp., a medical supply company, to ask Pulaski County Judge Wendell Griffen to vacate his Friday order blocking the executions over the company's claims the vecuronium bromide was sold to the state for medical purposes, not lethal injection. The San Francisco-based firm said Baker's ruling removed the imminent danger of the drugs being used for executions. Under Arkansas' protocol, midazolam is used to sedate the inmate, vecuronium bromide then stops the inmate's breathing and potassium chloride stops the heart. McKesson claimed Arkansas improperly used medical credentials to obtain the vecuronium bromide and wants the product returned. It said Thursday that it issued Arkansas a refund of its purchase price, but that the drug wasn't returned. In a statement, McKesson left open the possibility it could refile its suit if Arkansas is allowed to proceed with the executions. The company said it'll continue efforts to have the drug returned." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,335 Posted April 16, 2017 They should just use a rope.Much easier and cheaper. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted April 16, 2017 18 minutes ago, Shaun of the Dead said: They should just use a rope.Much easier and cheaper. Personally, I think the death penalty is a waste of time and money, and should not be made legal by the law. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted April 16, 2017 8 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Personally, I think the death penalty is a waste of time and money, and should not be made legal by the law. This line, however, did make me laugh: Quote Arkansas' supply of one of its three lethal injection drugs, midazolam, expires April 30 and Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson has said he wants to use the drugs before they spoil. Christ, we don't want to use the drugs after their expiry date, that might cause serious health complications... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites