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Last Statements of the Executed
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2016-05-13 at 9:47 PM UTC
I wonder why we give those-about-to-be-executed last statements and meal requests. The statement, I guess whatever, but the meal of their choice? Why?
I don't think it's such a bad policy. Whether or not our society deems a person worthy of existence they're still a hedonic creature, they can feel pleasure and pain as acutely as any other person. We may have decided they represent a net-negative to society and that that justifies killing but they can't do much damage in a cell. We've decided we can't rehabilitate them so punishment is ultimately meaningless but we can at least make their end-of-life more pleasant. Wrongdoing ultimately does not diminish a person's claim to happiness. I say put every death row inmate on a morphine drip and just crank that shit up when it's time to off them, probably wouldn't cost significantly more than lethal injection and you'd end up with N fewer people living in existential dread re: their impending doom. -
2016-05-14 at 6:05 PM UTC[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=12px]Offender:[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=12px]Coleman, Lisa #999511[/SIZE][/FONT]
On July 26, 2004 in Tarrant County, authorities were called to Coleman's residence where they found a nine year old black male deceased. An autopsy of victim concluded that the child was severely malnourished and underweight. Coleman and co-defendant were found to have restrained the child over a period of time depriving him of food.
[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=12px]Last Statement:[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=12px]"I just want to tell my family I love them; my son, I love him. The girls on the row, I love them and keep their heads up. Tell Darlie I love her, hand in hand. God bless y'all. I'm alright. Tell them I finished strong. I love y'all. I'm done. I love you, Richie. I love you. Thank you, Brad and John, all of y'all. God is good. I love you, Auntie. I'm done."[/SIZE][/FONT] -
2016-05-18 at 1:35 AM UTC[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=12px]Offender:[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=12px]Kent W. Sprouse #999471
[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=12px]Summary of Incident[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=12px]On 10/6/2002, in Ellis County, Texas, Sprouse was experiencing car trouble at a gas station. He approached a customer and asked for assistance. When the customer was not able to repair his vehicle, Sprouse shot a hispanic male civilian who was filling his car with gas. The store clerk called the police. Upon arrival, Sprouse shot the responding 28 year old white male police officer resulting in his death.[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=12px]Last Statement:[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=12px]“I would like to apologize to the Moreno family and the Steinfeldt family for all of the trouble I have caused them. I would like to apologize to my family for all of the trouble that I have caused them. I would also like to thank my family for all of their support. I guess that’s it.â€[/SIZE][/FONT] -
2016-05-25 at 1:56 AM UTCOffender: Douglas Feldman, #999326
Summary of Incident:
On 08/24/98, during the nighttime, in Plano, Texas, Feldman fatally shot a male driver as he was driving an 18-wheel truck. Witnesses observed Feldman ride up beside the truck on a motorcycle and fire multiple shots into the cab of the truck, dropping back and again returning and firing additional shots into the cab of the truck. Reports indicate that a total of 12 shots were fired into the truck resulting in the death of driver. Approximately 30 minutes later, in Dallas, Texas, Feldman rode up beside a parked 18-wheel truck and fatally shot a male victim. Four shots were fired on this occasion, resulting in the death of the victim. On 08/23/98, approximately 9 shots were fired into the Central Volkswagen Dealership in Richardson, Texas, breaking windows and other items. On 09/05/98, a victim received 2 gunshot wounds in the parking lot of a restaurant in Dallas, Texas. Ballistics reports verified that all of the attacks were performed by the same 9-millimeter weapon that Feldman possessed.
Last Statement:
"I hereby declare, Robert Steven Everett and Nicholas Velasquez, guilty of crimes against me, Douglas Alan Feldman. Either by fact or by proxy, I find them both guilty. I hereby sentence both of them to death, which I carried out in August 1998. As of that time, the State of Texas has been holding me illegally in confinement and by force for 15 years. I hereby protest my pending execution and demand immediate relief." -
2016-05-25 at 8:56 AM UTC
I don't think it's such a bad policy. Whether or not our society deems a person worthy of existence they're still a hedonic creature, they can feel pleasure and pain as acutely as any other person. We may have decided they represent a net-negative to society and that that justifies killing but they can't do much damage in a cell. We've decided we can't rehabilitate them so punishment is ultimately meaningless but we can at least make their end-of-life more pleasant. Wrongdoing ultimately does not diminish a person's claim to happiness. I say put every death row inmate on a morphine drip and just crank that shit up when it's time to off them, probably wouldn't cost significantly more than lethal injection and you'd end up with N fewer people living in existential dread re: their impending doom.
Lethal injection is actually extremely expensive, if i remember right.
