>I once worked under a captain who had ben a hangman for the US Army in WWII. He volunteered to execute Gary Gilmore for Montana, even sent a letter to the governor of Montana. That's what we need here in Tennessee, a few good volunteers!
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>I've read stories about your governor....interesting.
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>I actually remember Gary Gilmore - I was about 12 when he got the firing squad. We had a debate in our 6th grade class about capital punishment, and I actually got into it (big time!) with my teacher, so much so that my parents got a phone call.
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>If it takes 20 minutes for the drugs to kick in, I say I couldn't care less, and I seriously question the values of someone who gets all worked up over it.
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>I read recently about a lawsuit brought by a diabetic death-row inmate who is claiming that lethal injection will cause him huge suffering....truly incredible. Fine, give him the chair instead. Two of my high-school buddies from Harrisburg and I often go out for celebration pizza when a major murderer gets his punishment - we're gonna double-celebrate if that particular inmate ever gets it.
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>God Bless America...
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>Kevin

I hate to be so sardonic, but I think the day they get the death penalty, they should just execute them. Then again, I really think you could raise a bunch of money for the victim's family if you held a lottery....