A big thumbs up to this !!!!


A Missouri man convicted in a brutal rape and murder can be executed by lethal injection because he is not guaranteed a "painless death," the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday, quashing Russell Bucklew's bid to avoid the needle because of his rare medical condition.

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court granted Missouri the right to proceed with execution protocol for Bucklew, who was sentenced to death for the 1996 murder of Michael Sanders, who was dating Bucklew's ex-girlfriend. Bucklew had previously assaulted the couple and stalked his former lover the day of the murder in order to find out where she was living. After shooting and killing Sanders, Bucklew fired at his former girlfriend's 6-year-old child -- and missed -- before kidnapping the woman and raping her several times. He was eventually arrested after a car chase and police shootout.


"Today we bring this case to a close at last because we agree with the courts below that Mr. Bucklew's claim isn't supported by either the law or the evidence," Justice Neil Gorsuch said in summarizing his majority opinion.

The court previously ruled inmates challenging the method a state plans to use to execute them have to show there's an alternative that is likely to be less painful.

Bucklew argued death by lethal injection would be extremely painful because a blood-filled tumor in his throat caused by a rare medical condition would likely burst during the execution — causing him to choke on his own blood and cut off oxygen to his body for up to four minutes.

He said this would violate the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. As an alternative, Bucklew wanted to die by inhaling pure nitrogen gas through a mask, a method no state has ever used to execute a prisoner.

The five justices in the majority -- Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh and Gorsuch -- rejected Bucklew’s argument and said the inmate failed to show that the alternative method "would significantly reduce his risk of pain."

Gorsuch said Bucklew failed to show the state would carry out the alternative execution.

“The Eighth Amendment does not guarantee a prisoner a painless death — something that, of course, isn’t guaranteed to many people, including most victims of capital crimes,” Gorsuch also wrote.

The Supreme Court granted Bucklew a stay of execution hours before he was scheduled to die last year. His life was also spared in 2014 when his execution was halted at the 11th hour.



https://www.foxnews.com/us/mis...-death-supreme-court

If he thinks oxygen deprivation is a painless way to go.... let him try it.

Nitrogen, guys. Why don't we just use nitrogen? Set up the cells of those on death row to be air-tight, and one night while homedude is snoozing, just fill the place with nitrogen, and he never wakes up. Can't get much more humane than Mr. Sandman.

Yeah, I know, not everyone will be happy. There's still gonna be the bleeding hearts on one side who think we should release the dude yesterday, and there's gonna be the blood-thirsty maniacs on the other who think he ought to be skinned alive, but as I said, neither group will ever be happy. But for the rest of us in the middle, it'll be real nice.

How about giving the convicted a choice: firing squad, electric chair, hanging or injection. Sir, you may pick any one-your choice.

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Originally posted by Gene Hillman:
How about giving the convicted a choice: firing squad, electric chair, hanging or injection. Sir, you may pick any one-your choice.

How about a Bartertown style spinning wheel with the same choices on it? More fun for us.

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Originally posted by Gene Hillman:
How about giving the convicted a choice: firing squad, electric chair, hanging or injection. Sir, you may pick any one-your choice.

To continue:

"which is more than you gave your victim(s).

So, the only thing I want to know is, is this maggot dead, yet?

Kill them exactly as they killed..if multiple killings I like the bartertown idea.

So this asshole has been living at taxpayer expense for at least 20 years!

What happened to the concept of swift justice?

And the average annual cost per prisoner in Missouri is $22,187

Over 20 years the cost is $443,740!!

And we wonder why our taxes are so damned high?

This magot was kept up for twenty three years,twenty years too much IMHO

If the 4 liberal justices got their way imagine the nightmare this could create for our justice system. Thank goodness Justice Roberts had the sense to not go along with them this time.

Bullet to the back of the head. Pretty painless, I would think.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
Bullet to the back of the head. Pretty painless, I would think.

You'd sure think so. Also requires very minimal set up, equipment and training. For some reason, the US prison system seems obsessed with theatrics, special rituals, etc.

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there's gonna be the blood-thirsty maniacs on the other who think he ought to be skinned alive

I'm not thirsty, I'm hungry, there's a difference.

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The Supreme Court granted Bucklew a stay of execution hours before he was scheduled to die last year. His life was also spared in 2014 when his execution was halted at the 11th hour.

Is that not, in a way, cruel? It seems like putting a gun to his head and pulling the trigger on an empty chamber, then laughing about it. Or staying on death row - virtually in solitary confinement - for years, even decades? Why not get it over with?

people die by lethal injection every day here in the US, probably by the hundreds

they're called junkies and we call them 'accidental overdoses' - a misnomer as there is nothing accidental about shooting up

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Originally posted by Gene Hillman:
How about giving the convicted a choice: firing squad, electric chair, hanging or injection. Sir, you may pick any one-your choice.

I like it!

Another idea: how about a 'go fund me' site, proceeds to the victims' families, that tabulates dollars as votes as to which method is used?

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So this asshole has been living at taxpayer expense for at least 20 years!
What happened to the concept of swift justice?

Yeah... it's ridiculous how long it takes for our justice system to operate.

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How about giving the convicted a choice: firing squad, electric chair, hanging or injection. Sir, you may pick any one-your choice.

Why should he get to pick?

They were talking about this on the local news tonight. They said the new execution date has not been disclosed. If I know Missouri, it should be pretty quick.

I have to agree with the Court on this one.