Ronnie Lee Gardner to die by firing squad.

He got grandfathered in being that the death penalty was given to him before the law was changed. And you're right, he did choose the firing squad, but was it to try and weasel out of the death penalty by sending it to Federal Court? Absolutely!

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/17...r-stay/?hpt=T2

Hours away from his scheduled execution by firing squad, Utah death-row inmate Ronnie Lee Gardner has asked Gov. Gary Herbert for a temporary stay, according to the state Department of Corrections. The three-page letter was delivered to Herbert shortly before 10 a.m., the department said in a statement on its website. It was signed by Gardner's attorneys and asks the governor to "issue a respite or reprieve pursuant to your executive power under the Utah Constitution."

I still don't agree with this. I think the death penalty is contradictory, but that's another issue; however, if it were available on pay-per-view, I would probably order it over UFC at any time.

Would you order this on Pay-Per-View given the chance?

No point - it'll be free on one of the many video sites of the Internet (you know, the ones that don't seem to care what's posted) within a few days.

Would you order this on Pay-Per-View given the chance?

I believe it's constitutional, so sure. It'd give me a reason to start watching T.V. again.

This is quite amusing - the judge is announcing the execution updates via Twitter!

http://twitter.com/MarkShurtleff

No rejection from this Supreme Court!
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/18/....html?iref=NS1

I still do not believe the death penalty is right. It's like when a stupid parent in Wal-mart is screaming at thier child at the top of their lungs to stop being so loud, it's absolutely stupid.

I am of the opinion that if we're going to have a "death penalty," the punishment should truly match the crime. If you drown someone, we drown you. If you burn someone alive, we burn you alive. I don't think it should be considered "cruel and unusual punishment" when the crime was exactly that. Proponents of the death penalty claim it's all about "an eye for an eye." I say be true to the statement.

However, I'm generally against the death penalty.

I could agree with an eye for an eye; however, there are thousands of cases that would be nearly impossible to recreate. What about drunk driving? What about other freak accidents where somebody is at fault? What if a doctor messes up in surgery and you die as a consequence?

I don't think we generally execute doctors for malpractice, but you're right that recreating every murder would be pretty difficult. Either way, it would never happen in our country anyway.