Eight years ago Christian Longo murdered his wife and three children. He's been sitting on death row for the past eight years, in a prime example of just how ridiculous the death penalty process is in the U.S. Longo admits his guilt and
wants to end his appeals.
I have asked to end my remaining appeals, and then donate my organs after my execution to those who need them. But my request has been rejected by the prison authorities.
There are tens of thousands of people waiting for organ donations. Longo's article says 19 die every day. So why on earth would his request to die and donate be rejected?
There is no law barring inmates condemned to death in the United States from donating their organs, but I haven’t found any prisons that allow it. The main explanation is that Oregon and most other states use a sequence of three drugs for lethal injections that damages the organs.
Here's an idea, how about making an exception and using a method that preserves organs? I know, that's just too difficult for government bureaucrats to figure out. They'd rather just stick with their idiotic rules. Longo is a piece of human garbage who should have been executed years ago. But even he wants to do the one decent thing he has left to offer. Oregon should immediately grant his request.
You've heard the expression 'death is to good for him'? There should be no death penalty in this case or any other. Why should these monsters be given the peace of death? All prisons should be work camps where inmates work to produce consumer products usable by society. The work they do can also earn credits that they can use towards food, clothing and essentials. No free ride especially in prison. No TV. No internet. No amusements of any kind and certainly no university education. Their criminal act/s constituted their decision to leave normal society and give up most of their human rights. Let them earn the privledge of drawing breath another day.
ReplyDeleteThey should be put to death to give the families some peace. We will never be able to move on and heal as we should until he is gone. I never had an opinion about the death penalty before. I do now.
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