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Obese Death Row Prisoner Ronald Post Says He is Too Fat to be Executed
Ronald Post, an Ohio death row prisoner who weighs about 480 pounds, is asking for his upcoming execution to be delayed because his weight, vein access, scar tissue and other medical problems could lead to a "torturous and lingering death," reports the Daily Mail.
In 1983, Post robbed and killed a hotel clerk, Helen Vantz, in Elyria, Ohio. In court papers, Post's attorney says the inmate is so heavy that the execution gurney might not hold him.
Post's legal papers state that he has tried losing weight, but physical problems have made it difficult. Additionally, the papers say that Post "used an exercise bike [at the Mansfield Correctional Institution] until it broke under his weight."
The Ohio prisons department said that it was not aware of the legal filing and would not comment.
The victim's son William Vantz wrote a letter that was published in the Morning Journal that read: "I am now 54 years old, a year older than my mother at the time of her murder. We, my family and friends have waited too long for the day that he is executed for this heinous crime. Some did not live long enough to see the day that justice is served."
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Shoot the fat retarded
Shoot the fat retarded jackass. WTF is the problem?
Those that can't or won't defend themselves can only be slaves.
I think him being humiliated
I think him being humiliated when the gurney breaks and having to be executed on the floor is "bonus justice." This guy made the life choices of killing an innocent woman and eating himself into obesity. As far as I'm concerned, it is high time he pay up for his bad decisions, humiliation, pain, and all.
Was he this large when he
Was he this large when he went into prison? I didn't realize that the chow line in those facilities was all-you-can-eat.
I would suggest making him listen to Nickelback until he takes care of the problem for us, but that would be worse torture than the lethal injection taking months to finish him.
Just strap a dynamite belt to
Just strap a dynamite belt to his head. Detonate simultaneously. Guaranteed, no pain, no lingering.
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I would guess that a
I would guess that a super-sized dose of the lethal chemicals would work even on someone his size, although it's a sad topic. It is also sad if indeed he murdered someone -- don't know any of the facts in the case except the minutia mentioned here.
Aaaawwwww, poor fat bastard.
Aaaawwwww, poor fat bastard. Kill the prick slowly.
This is simple - don't feed
This is simple - don't feed him until he's small enough to be executed. Problem solved!