Convicted child killer Daryl Holton dies in Tenn. electric chair

AP via KnoxNews ^ | 9/12/7

[thulldud]

This will keep their belief system intact for the next 100 years.

Like they actually need evidence for that.

I note that the article actually used the term "assault rifle" instead of the usual "assault weapon". How did that get through the iron curtain? Are we to take this as meaning the murder weapon was actually selective fire?

[em2vn]

“....his ex-wife had denied him from seeing them.” This must have been written by a journalism school graduate.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

So those 1750 volts did the job! Didn’t need 2000 volts after all!

[SmithL]

They should have started at about 9 volts, and slowly increased the voltage until they were successful.

[Tijeras_Slim]

So those 1750 volts did the job! Didn’t need 2000 volts after all!

It musta been one of those compact flourescent chairs.

[Cable225]

Convicted child killer Daryl Holton dies in Tenn. electric chair

And people say there's never any good news....

[FortWorthPatriot]

"I like how they make a point of saying: "A Gulf War Veteran"

No kidding. How the hell is that relevant to the story?

[Lancey Howard]

in the town of Shelbyville

Shelbyville? Isn't that right next to Springfield?

[Lancey Howard]

There’s nothing like the good old electric chair!

[SmithL]

Springfield is North of Nashville, while Sheb’vul is South of Nashville. Shelbyville is pretty close to Lynchburg, though.

[chiefqc]

I hpoe it was garbage pick up day otherwise he will start to smell ripe soon.

Oh well they could always feed him to the sharks, or cut him up for pig food.

[eyedigress]

That observance deserves recognition.

[JoeSixPack1]

Say F*** you to Satan for me!

Yeah sure, talk tough now... !! :-)

[BunnySlippers]

Yikes! Tennessee has a chair?

[Shortstop7]

Yep, we have a chair, with parts of it being from the old old chair from years ago. Strange, huh?

I was so sick of hearing this on radio today. Each news story startd, with Gulf War Veteran, was put to death today.

They never quit with their digs about this war, or previous wars. Pitiful.

[cherry]

yes....keep that chair warmed up...there’s others on the way.....

[Drago]

It apparently took a “double-tap” tho...they should have kept it at 2K volts, but they were worried about politically incorrect smoke, flame and charring!! This story has a reference to “a second time”:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-09-12-execution-holton_N.htm

[Dr.Zoidberg]

One of the incredibly rare instances where justice is actually served.

It’s my sincere hope he felt every bit of the pain and terror he inflicted on his helpless victims before he was put down.

[pandoraou812]

I am glad he died. I really didn’t care what it took. They ought to fix the chair but why shouldn’t he have suffered? Think of the suffering of his victims & family. Prayers for his exwife, I can not imagine the pain & suffering she has had.

[gunner03]

And “ assualt rifle”