Ohio executes man who killed, raped 6-month-old

AP via NBC News ^ | 5/2/2013 | AMANDA LEE MYERS

[Slings and Arrows]

LUCASVILLE, Ohio — One family wept loudly and another family cheered Wednesday as a man was executed for killing a 6-month-old as he raped her.

Steve Smith, 46, was executed by lethal injection at the state prison in Lucasville in southern Ohio for the 1998 killing of his live-in girlfriend's daughter, Autumn Carter, in Mansfield.

Smith had recently tried to get his sentence reduced to life in prison, arguing that he was too drunk to realize that his assault was killing Autumn and that he didn't mean to hurt her. The Ohio Parole Board and Gov. John Kasich turned him down unanimously.

[MinuteGal]

The mother shares in the blame.

Animals take care of their young better than this brainless ho.

Leni

[Lancey Howard]

“Mommy’s boyfriend”

Yep.
She should be executed too, for malicious stupidity.

[chris37]

Monsters walk this earth.

How could someone do this?

[Slings and Arrows]

If this man wasn’t an evil pervert already no amount of booze could have made him do it.

"In vino, veritas."

[Slings and Arrows]

Happens a lot. Too much.

[Joe 6-pack]

"The constitution forbids cruel and unusual punishment, but I’d be willing to waive it in this case."

Out of respect for killers like this, I think "cruel and unusual" should be given flexible definitions to accomodate the means by which they killed. For example, in this dirtbag's case, raping a 6 month old to death made perfect sense; consequently, his being raped to death by a herd of wild horses should be deemed by the courts to be perfectly reasonable.

[OrangeHoof]

I’m shocked. An execution took place in a state other than Texas? And it’s not even a southern one? Shocking! Wait until Ariel Castro hears about this.

[umgud]

The size to weight ratio would be about right.

[Joe 6-pack]

[Vigilanteman]

Good idea, except that I'd have the elephant stomp on the perp's other head first.

[Joe 6-pack]

That too could be arranged...

[GeronL]

what took so long?

Every adult who messes with minors needs this

[Slings and Arrows]

Wait until Ariel Castro hears about this.

I like the way you think.

[dfwgator]

Next!

[Still Thinking]

A six month old. There’s a special place in hell for this maggot.

I misread the original article and was outraged when I thought she was six YEARS old. Sick bastard.

[fortheDeclaration]

Smith had recently tried to get his sentence reduced to life in prison, arguing that he was too drunk to realize that his assault was killing Autumn and that he didn't mean to hurt her

That's some defense!

[Bullish]

[Slings and Arrows]

Atticus Finch he ain’t.

[Bullish]

1998? Why wasn’t he executed before?

That's faster than lightning compared to California executions.

[TheGunny]

Yes, and God allows the “State” authority to exact this form of justice.