Terminally ill inmate will still be executed

[MonkeyFunk]

OKLAHOMA CITY - The state parole board refused Tuesday to block the execution of a death row inmate who is dying of cancer.

Jimmy Dale Bland is to be executed June 26 for the Nov. 14, 1996, murder of 62-year-old Doyle Windle Rains 11 years ago.

He is "on the verge of death" with advanced lung cancer that has spread to his brain and his hip bone despite radiation and chemotherapy, defense attorney David Autry told the five-member Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board.

more at:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19196443/

[sam sarrha]

1. there is no proof that Death is a penalty of an sort, are we just sending them to Jesus

is that why the fundies go for the death penalty.. to save souls

[Disturbed]

4. Oh man, this may be a mercy killing or assisted suicide.

Those are against the Law.

[Mythsaje]

2. In his case, it might be a mercy...

Sad to think of it that way, isn't it?

Executing him for his crimes could hardly be seen as a punishment in this case, could it?

[krispos42]

3. Isn't euthanasia illegal in Oklahoma?

I wonder how that'll play out.

[Checkstub]

5. Gee, that's a shame. n/t

n/t

[MonkeyFunk]

6. well

I find it kinda sick.

[PeaceNikki]

7. Wow, the article indicates that there was prosecutorial misconduct in the trial.

And they give him 6 months tops. You'd think that they could err on the side of humanity and compassion given the misconduct. Have they been keeping him alive intentionally with chemo and radiation JUST so they could execute him? The daughter of his victim stated "He's had enough compassion, He's had enough mercy." :wtf: That's cruel and unusual.

[sam sarrha]

9. sounds like she knows him better than we do.....

[DS1]

8. Sounds like the less painful way out

[ulysses]

10. "hurry! kill him before he dies!"

:freak:

[PeaceNikki]

11. I'm bothered by the statement "forfeited his right to die of natural causes"

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

12. The show must go on. Strike up the band. Gotta show the world how civilized we are.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

13. Isn't this what Dr. Kevorkian was given 10-25 years in prison for doing?

Except he did it out of compassion instead of vengeance.