Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Stupid Government News: Nevada Stops Execution Because Of ADA rules

Today, it was announced that the death chamber in the Nevada State Prison will have to be closed because the death chamber was not accessible.
From the Las Vegas Sun: The execution chamber at the ancient Nevada State Prison in Carson City is unusable and the state could not carry out a death penalty.
Gus Nunez, manager of the state Public Works Board, Tuesday listed numerous violations at the prison including the death chamber which is not ADA accessible.
He told the state Prison Board that an elevator would have to be installed on the outside to carry the public up to see the execution and there were code violations. And the stairs and hand rails leading up to the execution chamber violated the ADA code.
The last execution was in 2006 and Greg Cox, interim director of the state Department of Corrections, said the state could not put an inmate to death because it doesn’t have the drug to do the job and a judge would probably stop the execution because of the code violations.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/08/public-works-official-states-execution-chamber-unu/
I'm sorry, but not having the death chamber ADA accessible is just plain nuts.
First, where in the constitution does it say that a visitor has to be physically in the death chamber to watch the execution? Why not have a special room where they could watch the execution on a closed circuit TV? There is no right to have family members present at the funeral. For the victims, they can still watch the execution on the closed circuit TV.
2nd, why do you need handrails and a special stairs to be built? It's not like the thug about to executed is going to be harmed by not holding onto a handrail. They are going to die in a few minutes anyways, so what's the point?
As far as the drugs are concerned, who cares? Give him a dose of pure heroin and the thug will die quickly and probably painlessly. It's a shame that the death of a thug has to be so dragged out for such a long time. Part of it is tradition. For instance, the last meal. There is no legal right to a special dinner before the thug is executed, so why have it.
There many drugs on the market that will kill someone painlessly or almost painlessly. Who cares if the thug suffers a little bit. It's not like the thug cared too much about pain in the person they killed.
But I don't think Nevada is serious about the death penalty and some people are using this as excuse to stop executions. We have a inmate or two who have been on death row for 30 years or so. Thirty 30 years? It's time execute the thugs and who cares if they have suffer a little pain or that their families may not be present personally in the death chamber.
On the other hand, it's not like they need a lot of space to execute someone. Just move the damn room to an area or prison that offers the same amount of space.
So, stop boo-hooing the thugs on death row. Thy deserve no sympathy and very few rights.

2 comments:

  1. "First, where in the constitution does it say that a visitor has to be physically in the death chamber to watch the execution?" - Where does it say in the Constitution that its acceptable for the state to kill people? That question would more likely be "first".

    "There is no right to have family members present at the funeral." - Do you mean execution? So your position is that the state unequivocally HAS the right to kill. But family doesn't have the right to be present. This is an extremely interesting position on rights that you are taking...

    "It's not like the thug about to executed is going to be harmed by not holding onto a handrail." - So all death row inmates are thugs? What about the hundreds and hundreds that have been and continue to be vindicated through DNA and other forensic evidence?

    "They are going to die in a few minutes anyways, so what's the point?" - now that's an excellent point.

    "There is no legal right to a special dinner before the thug is executed, so why have it." - A number of reasons for a last meal... While the "thug" (as you so label them) about to die may lack dignity, we still have some. Many of us view the taking of a mans life as serious and powerful matter. Many human beings find it difficult even when the so called "thug" clearly deserves it. It's what sets us apart from the "thugs". Dignity, compassion, empathy, and justice. The last meal takes minutes, it's not dragging anything out and it's more about providing solace to those who work in the prison system charged with executing the man. They get to know they treated another human being with dignity before they executed him and keep some level of dignity themselves, knowing they aren't simply heartless animals who take pleasure in the killing of men.

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  2. To answer you in a quick manner. Yes, These vermin who are in death row and have been convicted and they have a round or two of appeals are thugs.
    It doesn't have to say in the Nevada Constitution whether to have a death penalty. They can make a law. Where in the constitution does it say you can have an abortion?
    And yest, the family has no constitutional right to be presnt at an execution or even a funeral.
    Your last meal rant is fine and dandy. And it is really big of you that you never have mention the victim in this matter. Did the victim of the thugs murder get a last meal? What rights were they afforded byt the thug about to be executed? Yeah, you know the answer- the victim was given no rights by the thugs.

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