Virginia Botches 100th Execution
Virginia Abolitionists Ring the Toll Bell 100 Times in Protest
A month after the Supreme Court ruled that lethal injection was not cruel and unusual, Virginia botched the execution because they had trouble locating a vein to insert the IV. According to TheDailypress.com, "Corrections officials needed 17 minutes to insert the intravenous lines. It took approximately 10 minutes for him to die." The paper quoted his last words as "Tell my kids I love them, and let's get it over with. Make people happy. Help celebrate the murder,"
Protesters and abolitionist stood outside the execution unit, Greensville prison. According to Annette Blankenship, prison rights reformist and death penalty opponent, Jack Payden-Travers came up because he is now with N.C.ACLU, Matt from (VADP) Virginians Against The Death Penalty and some other members from VADP, 3 members from People of Faith Against The Death Penalty were there, and the people from the pilgrimage walk were there, along with some others, including Capital-"X" who has been "Walking 4 Life" to bring awareness to the death penalty.
Blankenship stated "I say it was about 40 people in Jarratt at fill in the field. We got in a circle, I forgot who led, we had a moment of silence, read a prayer by Sister Helen Prejean, known for her role in "Dead man Walking" and death penalty opponent. Each one of us walked up and took the hammer to hit the toll bell twice and it got a total ring of 100 times with Abe leading. Abe is from the National Coalition to End the Death Penalty. Nearing the time of the execution ending we lined up along roadside with candles and signs and we sang a song, "Peace is Flowing Like a River."
At one point a train was blocking the field and protesters had to wait about 20 minuets to reach their destination.
Source:
Annette Blankenship
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/798681/virginia_activist_annette_blankenship.html?cat=8
TheDailypress.com,
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-va--virginiaexecution0625jun25,0,7919732.story
Associated Content:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/719771/supreme_court_gives_the_ok_to_proceed.html?cat=17
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13 Comments
Post a CommentThe success criteria for execution of a clearly convicted murderer is only that the guilty has been removed of life. How we get there is irrelevant.
Hmmm...I didn't fully get the feel for it being botched and sometimes I am sympathetic about the death penalty, other days I figure they should kill people quicker as in sooner after arrest instead of paying to care for them.
Justice,
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Sensitive to whom? Certainly not the victim.
Thank you for your sensitive and sensible coverage of painful topics.
Dee,
I understand your point. I don't consider taking 17 min to find a vein as being "botched". So he had a little extra time to ponder his horrible crime. I saw what he did to Mr. Hamby and I don't feel a bit sorry for Stacy. Justice was served no matter how long it took, or how badly it was "botched". Stacy didn't nearly go through what Mr. Hamby did.
Good riddance! Wish they had "botched" it for a couple more hours.
Justice, My point was to show how an execution can be botched, like this one, not to report the crime.
excellent reporting!!!
Your article only says "convicted of murder in 1997 of a store owner. You didn't mention Mr. Hamby was 77 years old, that Stacy tied him up and tortured him and nearly decapitated him.....I think Mr. Hamby went through a hell of a lot more than poor little Stacy's 10 minutes, most of which he was unconscious.