Inmate says he's too obese for execution

Post by **WLJ** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:52 am

Food must be good in prison.

http://www.wlky.com/news/local-news/ohi ... index.html

Inmate says he's too obese for execution
UPDATED 6:28 AM EDT Sep 18, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio —

A condemned Ohio inmate who weighs at least 480 pounds wants his upcoming execution delayed, saying he's too heavy for the state's lethal injection process.
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Ronald Post shot and killed a hotel clerk in northern Ohio almost 30 years ago. He says his weight, vein access, scar tissue and other medical problems raise the likelihood of severe problems with an execution.

Lawyers for the 53-year-old Post also said in their federal court filing Friday that the inmate is so big the execution gurney might not hold him.

Post is scheduled to die Jan. 16 for the 1983 shooting death of Helen Vantz in Elyria.

The prisons department was not aware of the filing and could not immediately comment.

Ironsights · Post by **Ironsights** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:55 am

357 mag to the back of the skull would be a sufficient alternative.

Post by **Ian** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:22 pm

.22 through the eye socket..

Post by **ChopperDoc** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:23 pm

I guess we will be paying for LIPO surgery before the execution...

Ironsights · Post by **Ironsights** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:33 pm

maybe turn him into a quadruple amputee with a dull knife and allow wounds just enough time to scab over and then administer the elixer? stands to reason it wont take as much

Post by **jackalo626** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:34 pm

Poor murderer.....

Post by **Nolan** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:07 pm

saw this article earlier and could not figure out why they just cant triple the dosage and get on with it

Post by **Rem700** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:41 pm

Should read "Too Worthless to be Kept Alive".

Post by **Niceguy** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:47 pm

I heard 480 lb's is the perfect weight to be hung by a heavy steel cable...

Post by **WLJ** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:48 pm

Just cut the AC off in his cell.

Post by **86 slo-vo** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 4:36 pm

niceguyr6 wrote:I heard 480 lb's is the perfect weight to be hung by a heavy steel cable...

win.

Post by **etownguy** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:05 pm

Stop feeding him

Post by **bigelowe** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:38 am

Put an apple in his mouth and roast him like a pig.

Post by **WLJ** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:41 am

Just cut off his supply of food off and put a 27/7 web cam in his cell.

http://www.wlky.com/news/local-news/ohi ... index.html

Doctor: veins of obese Ohio inmate inaccessible
UPDATED 8:55 AM EST Nov 09, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio —

A doctor says the veins of an obese Ohio inmate condemned to die are inaccessible and questions whether he could be injected with lethal drugs.

Ohio State medical center anesthesiologist Sergio Bergese (ber-GAY'-see) says veins on inmate Ronald Post's forearms are inaccessible from scarring from a suicide attempt.

Bergese also said in a Thursday court filing he could not find veins in Post's hands, and says it's unlikely Post could be injected in his legs because of his weight. The doctor says Post weighs more than 400 pounds.

Read more: http://www.wlky.com/news/local-news/ohi ... z2BjxqreuG

Post by **ChopperDoc** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:45 am

lead injection via an explosive device via the back of the skull.

That or someone could just stomp on his neck I guess.

Post by **guncrank1** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:51 am

niceguyr6 wrote:I heard 480 lb's is the perfect weight to be hung by a heavy steel cable...

There is big enough rope
We need a new market for hemp anyway.

Post by **kokopelli** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:17 pm

poison a Twinkie and send it in

Post by **Wyldman** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 5:02 pm

Just turn up the heat in his cell, as soon as the fat melts, he'll start to fry.

Can you say "crispy critter"?

Post by **Dave1965** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:16 pm

Bet some 308 would go thru him.

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