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Title: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Willow on July 28, 2008, 07:05:26 PM
WASHINGTON —  President Bush on Monday approved the execution of an Army private, the first time in over a half-century that a president has affirmed a death sentence for a member of the U.S. military.

With his signature from the Oval Office, Bush said yes to the military's request to execute Ronald A. Gray, the White House confirmed. Gray had had been convicted in connection with a spree of four murders and eight rapes in the Fayetteville, N.C., area over eight months in the late 1980s while stationed at Fort Bragg.

"While approving a sentence of death for a member of our armed services is a serious and difficult decision for a commander in chief, the president believes the facts of this case leave no doubt that the sentence is just and warranted," White House press secretary Dana Perino said


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,392982,00.html

Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Rebel on July 28, 2008, 07:08:19 PM
Good. Fry his ass. He's no soldier.
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Lord Undies on July 28, 2008, 07:09:53 PM
Good.  I like justice.  I just wish it didn't take twenty years. 
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: djones520 on July 28, 2008, 07:11:33 PM
Good.  I like justice.  I just wish it didn't take twenty years. 

May take longer.  Last time a president approved the execution, it took 4 or 5 years for it to be carried out.
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: dutch508 on July 28, 2008, 07:27:44 PM
lets see if the left takes his side in this.
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Lord Undies on July 28, 2008, 07:28:35 PM
Good.  I like justice.  I just wish it didn't take twenty years. 

May take longer.  Last time a president approved the execution, it took 4 or 5 years for it to be carried out.

I suppose I can be happy as long as he is not allowed to die a natural death - not that the death penalty isn't natural - I mean from old age.
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Miss Mia on July 28, 2008, 07:29:07 PM
Well, do the crime take the punishment.  Sounds like quite a POS.  I won't be mourning for him.  May his victims families get some peace.
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Rebel on July 28, 2008, 07:33:00 PM
Well, do the crime take the punishment.  Sounds like quite a POS.  I won't be mourning for him.  May his victims families get some peace.

I just wonder what death penalty opponents think the family goes through when their loved one isn't breathing, but the piece of shit that killed them is.
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Miss Mia on July 28, 2008, 07:39:24 PM
Well, do the crime take the punishment.  Sounds like quite a POS.  I won't be mourning for him.  May his victims families get some peace.

I just wonder what death penalty opponents think the family goes through when their loved one isn't breathing, but the piece of shit that killed them is.

They don't care.  Look at what they said when Tookie was finally up for his execution.  Look at what they say about Mumia.  They have no feelings for the victim's families. 
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Willow on July 28, 2008, 07:50:27 PM
yes, but this man is a "soldier" so I'm betting the left won't open their mouths!
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Ptarmigan on July 28, 2008, 08:01:05 PM
Killing your fellow soldier is an act of cowardice of the lowest degree. Good riddance to bad rubbish.  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Rebel on July 28, 2008, 08:05:23 PM
yes, but this man is a "soldier" so I'm betting the left won't open their mouths!

He's no soldier. He lost that privilege.
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Chris_ on July 28, 2008, 08:05:55 PM
Hang 'em high.
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Chris_ on July 28, 2008, 08:08:14 PM
Good.  I like justice.  I just wish it didn't take twenty years. 

murtha's treason will never see justice, so we take what we can get...
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Willow on July 28, 2008, 08:13:55 PM
yes, but this man is a "soldier" so I'm betting the left won't open their mouths!

He's no soldier. He lost that privilege.



I know, that why I put it in quotes. The left will think of him as a soldier though!
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Crazy Horse on July 29, 2008, 05:47:58 AM
yes, but this man is a "soldier" so I'm betting the left won't open their mouths!

http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,10614.0.html

Seems that since Bush is involved...................well I don't need to explain that to anyone
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Tucker on July 29, 2008, 02:53:41 PM
Do they still use a firing squad? :confused:
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: djones520 on July 29, 2008, 02:57:33 PM
Do they still use a firing squad? :confused:

I am curious how they'll do it myself.  Last execution was in the 60's and they hung him.
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on July 29, 2008, 03:10:19 PM
Believe they are going to use lethal injection, and satisfying everyone (even arguably) concerned on the protocol has eaten up years, but finally cleared up by the Supreme Court putting an end to the "Cruel and unusual" claims.
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: rich_t on July 29, 2008, 05:52:30 PM
Believe they are going to use lethal injection, and satisfying everyone (even arguably) concerned on the protocol has eaten up years, but finally cleared up by the Supreme Court putting an end to the "Cruel and unusual" claims.

According to Army Regulation 190–55 (U.S. Army Corrections System: Procedures for Military Executions) Chapter 3-1, lethal injection must be used.
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: djones520 on July 29, 2008, 06:08:36 PM
Believe they are going to use lethal injection, and satisfying everyone (even arguably) concerned on the protocol has eaten up years, but finally cleared up by the Supreme Court putting an end to the "Cruel and unusual" claims.

According to Army Regulation 190–55 (U.S. Army Corrections System: Procedures for Military Executions) Chapter 3-1, lethal injection must be used.

Since the Army has never done this, I wonder if they even have a facility built for it.  If not, do they plan on building one?  Or are they going to use a state facility for it?
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Rebel on July 29, 2008, 06:14:52 PM
Since the Army has never done this, I wonder if they even have a facility built for it.  If not, do they plan on building one?  Or are they going to use a state facility for it?

Don't know about that. Would that be unconstitutional? I think federal institutions have them.
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: rich_t on July 29, 2008, 06:19:22 PM
Believe they are going to use lethal injection, and satisfying everyone (even arguably) concerned on the protocol has eaten up years, but finally cleared up by the Supreme Court putting an end to the "Cruel and unusual" claims.

According to Army Regulation 190–55 (U.S. Army Corrections System: Procedures for Military Executions) Chapter 3-1, lethal injection must be used.

Since the Army has never done this, I wonder if they even have a facility built for it.  If not, do they plan on building one?  Or are they going to use a state facility for it?

Excellent question dj.  That regulation was revised in 2006 to specify the method of execution so I suspect that the Army has since updated the Fort Leavenworth military prison to accomodate such an execution method.

The link to the actual regulation is:  http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/r190_55.pdf
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Crazy Horse on July 29, 2008, 06:33:59 PM
He should be ****ing stoned by the family members of the victims........................
Title: Re: Bush OKs Execution for Army Private on Death Row
Post by: Airwolf on July 30, 2008, 03:33:05 PM
To bad they couldn't just set his ass on fire with gasoline. I know it would be to expensive nowdays anywway.