richard cooey

Death-row inmate angles, maybe, for a public service award?
Richard Cooey, 41, scheduled to go belly-up next month in Ohio, is suing the prison because he's fat, and his veins are hard to get at, and thus he can only be executed painfully. And, he says, the only reason he's challenging is to preserve the Constitution's ban on "cruel" punishment. "If it would make people happy, shoot me in the head with a .45," because that would be quick and painless, but (we can imagine his argument going) we must honor and nurture our Constitutional guarantees. Associated Press via Fox News

Posted By: Chuck | Date: Fri Sep 19, 2008 | Comments (2)
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