[GeronL]

I am not sure how being mentally allows you to kill someone and people think you shouldn’t be punished.

[Ophiucus]

So what. Do they brutal murderers are well adjusted?

[Kevin in California]

What a shame- one less POS for me/we the taxpayers to support.

[UCANSEE2]

What’s the problem?

All killers are mentally ill.

[skr]

There are the mentally ill and then there are the mentally incompetent. Not that the difference matters anything at all to their victims.

[BigCinBigD]

“Come sit down and let me pray for you.”

Idiot.

[Cowboy Bob]

I think it’s better is we said the he was “put to sleep” by the State.

[iowamark]

Newman's grandson had told Lackey that his grandfather had a vault filled with gold bars, according to court documents.

They executed the wrong person.

[MNDude]

Seems all the reason more to have him taken down.

[GraceG]

There should be a new verdict:

Guilty BY reason of Gross Insanity with no hope for rehabilitation what so ever!

James Holmes would qualify for this verdict

[Bullish]

Mentally ill? And we’re supposed to care? Why?

[rawcatslyentist]

Sounds like he murdered a Christian.

Hussein probably wanted to give him a medal.

[sr4402]

Lackey, formerly of Huntsville, was convicted in 2008 in the 2005 Halloween slaying of 80-year-old Charlie Newman (WW II Vet). He shot and stabbed Newman to death during a robbery at Newman’s home on Hine Street in Athens.

Let's add this up shall we. We are supposed to oppose the death penalty because Lackey "shot and stabbed a WWII Vet during a robbery on Halloween". How does that make sense?

[Leo58]

This was posted in the comment section of the article. NBC crowd never ceases to amaze me.

Stig23
Let's face it, 90% of the Southern populace (Black or White) are borderline retarded, why else would they start voting Republican ?? not that the so-called Democrats are the party of the working class anymore but sleazy wedge issue (aka racism and religious intolerance) have somehow changed what was the bastion of the Democratic party into a bunch of Morlocks who vote for Republicans even though it's against their own self interests.

Example: Texas, the current Neanderthal Governor makes even Dub-ya seem like a Mensa star.

Texas, history will judge you, and I don't think it will be kind, except for a few jewels of creativity like Austin

your state would have been better left as part of Mexico.

[ronnie raygun]

He didnt mean it.

[righttackle44]

What? Are they crazy?

[exDemMom]

Dogs that are dangerous are put down, and no one ever tries to save them on the basis that they had a bad puppyhood or are incapable of knowing right from wrong. It’s a matter of public safety.

The execution of murderers (mentally ill or not) should be in the same category. They have demonstrated behavior that is incompatible with the safety and well-being of others. Putting them in prison does not do much to restrain that behavior, since the prison is then in the position of having to take extraordinary measures to isolate those murderers from the other prisoners, and to protect the guards. Execute them, and more prison resources can be turned towards rehabilitating the other prisoners.

[PoloSec]

The prisoners rights group should take the positive view...his mental illness has been cured.

[RKBA Democrat]

Oh well. Guess they cured his mental illness.

[onedoug]

NEXT!