Apparently being a fat ass isn’t enough to get you off of Death Row, which an Ohio inmate found out the hard way this morning when a medical exam “cleared (him) to receive a lethal injection” despite the fact that he’s a little bowling ball at 5′ 7″, 267 pounds.
The exam results come a day after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that double murderer Richard Cooley’s obesity was not a good enough excuse to stop his execution for the 1986 murder of two college students.
From the AP:
Cooey had tried to avoid execution by arguing that his obesity would prevent humane lethal injection because viable veins in his arms are hard to find …
Cooey was still waiting for a ruling on his appeal of the Ohio Supreme Court’s dismissal Monday of his complaint that the state’s protocol for lethal injection could cause an agonizing and painful death. He wanted the state to use a single drug rather than a three-drug combination, and asked for a stay of execution pending a hearing on that motion.
Cooey is 75 pounds heavier than when he went to death row — the result of prison food and 23-hour-a-day confinement, his lawyers said.
Let’s chalk this one up as a win for fat people who are looking to end discrimination. In fact, we’re surprised the ACLU hasn’t intervened on the State of Ohio’s behalf arguing in favor of executing Cooley.
After all, it’s the politically-correct thing to do, right?
UPDATE – Looks like all this is a moot point now. Fatty’s dead.
By rick October 14, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Lethal injection? Damn! Must be cruel and inhumane to deprive the guards and prisoners the delicious smell of fried pork……where’s the ACLU….where’s Acorn….oops not voter fraud, sorry
By Pole October 15, 2008 at 9:30 am
Just put a bullet in his head if they’re afraid a needle won’t go through his skin.