Posted on 06/13/2021 11:51:09 AM PDT by buckalfa
COLUMBIA, S.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – The U.S. District Court of South Carolina denied Friday an injunction filed by two death row inmates scheduled for execution starting next week.
Death row inmates Brad Sigmon and Freddie Owens asked the court to find the electric chair to be declared cruel and unusual punishment violating the 8th amendment to the U.S. constitution.
The case stems from Governor McMaster adding firing squad to the state’s execution methods except the firing squad is yet to be created and lethal injection is arguably unavailable. So Sigmon and Owens are set to die by the only method available, electrocution, on June 18th and 25th respectively.
Justice Harwell wrote a detailed 12 page decision citing to all the cases relied upon by the plaintiffs as well as defendants, Governor McMaster and Bryan Stirling the director of corrections.
The judge starts the discussion with a blow to the inmates – saying “legal precedent and the weight of legal authority are against them.”
The judge goes on to say the plaintiffs can’t survive over 100 years of precedent that says electrocution is not cruel and unusual punishment, plaintiffs haven’t demonstrated that lethal injection is substantially less painful than electrocution and plaintiffs have not shown lethal drugs are even available.
This decision was filled with strong language with no room for interpretation. So in one week from today South Carolina is set to witness its first death row execution in a decade.
The state would likely be able to put together a firing squad in a week. The National Guard is available.
In before the ZZZZZZOT
I’ll do it.
“So Sigmon and Owens are set to die by the only method available, electrocution...”
I can think of a whole bunch of other ways to get the job done!😎
What does “arguably unavailable” mean?
Is it available, or not?
Seriously, I have a box of 22lr that I’d gladly fork over to help out. And more if they need it. Quick, decisive, no chance of recidivism . . . call me
“cruel and unusual punishment”
Were their victims murdered humanely?
They can always insist on the “usual” method of execution employed at the time of the writing of the 8th amendment — hanging.
Perhaps to appease the libs they can use wind or solar powered voltage.
I think mainly not. The companies that make the drugs have been woke for quite some time and won't sell the drugs for lethal injection.
Well, bye.
Just to troll the lefties, re states should convert their electric chairs to operate solely from renewable power.
As a backup they could build a gallows at the wind farm, in case it’s a calm day.
I bet gasoline would make a dandy lethal injection.
So in their zeal to spare condemned criminals the agonies of lethal injection they've consigned them to electrocution. I guess that's a nicer way to die ... not that I'd want to find out.
National Guard? Hell, there are thousands of red necks with rifles in SC.
I want my firing squad and I want it now. My body my choice. It’s against my religion to be electrified. Electricity production causes scary Climate Change and I want my lead bullets, preferably in the heart. To the dirty B$%%^^&*d that is aiming at my groin, a pox on you and your family.
I like the way you think.
Very publicly give them a last meal of bugs too while they are at it.
Cicadas are in bloom right now. All the cool kids are doing it.
Lost in these articles, have to scroll down to pg. 72 to find out what it was these people did to end up on death row.
We’re probably just cracking open the very, very fine vintage of 1978 rape/murder/dismemberment of children.
SPJNK.
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