Bad Weather Delays US Woman's Execution
Source: Agence France-Presse
Bad Weather Delays US Woman's Execution
World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: February 26, 2015 08:12 IST
Washington: The execution on Wednesday of a woman in the US state of Georgia was put off for several days because of a winter storm and "associated scheduling issues," authorities said.
Kelly Gissendaner, 46, had been set to die by lethal injection at 7:00 pm local time at a prison in Jackson, south of Atlanta, becoming the first woman to be executed in Georgia in 70 years. Her execution was delayed until the same time on Monday.
Gissendaner was sentenced to death for the 1997 killing of her husband, from whom she had separated several times and even divorced before remarrying.
She recruited her lover to carry out the murder and claim her husband's life insurance. The boyfriend pleaded guilty and testified against her. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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NaturalHigh
(12,778 posts)Call off the execution and let her live out her days in prison with no possibility of parole.
Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)7962
(11,841 posts)Sure, she should be in jail, but she didnt actually kill anyone.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)7962
(11,841 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)7962
(11,841 posts)If you were correct, we'd be lining them up to be executed. As it is now, in Ga they usually get more leeway BECAUSE they're female.
valerief
(53,235 posts)Unless you're some kind of anti-abortion kook, which I think you are, so you're going on my Ignore list now.
7962
(11,841 posts)Where did abortion get mentioned? And when did I ever say I was against it?
Ga has ONE woman on death row. ONE. So how does that square up with your ridiculous theory?
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)the death penalty is not about justice- it is about retribution.
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)But this case I, also, disagree with.
A pedophile raping and killing children...execute the fucker.
This is more of a life without parole case.
ohnoyoudidnt
(1,858 posts)Both should spend the rest of their lives in jail.
quadrature
(2,049 posts)dembotoz
(16,820 posts)DeSwiss
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freshwest
(53,661 posts)http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/meal-end-meals-death-row-5191682
What in the world ever brought those two to marry and divorce and marry again, and all that happened afterward, we'll never know.
If a professional knew the history, they could write a book with a title like:
'Destroying Your Life'
Because 3 lives were ruined, not even counting other family members.
7962
(11,841 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,592 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)Some states are balking at the last meal, and if I sounded flip, I did not mean what you are accusing me. You are projecting here and it says more about you than me.
How do you know I don't have family members that look like her? How do you know whether I like fast food or not myself?
I picked the first image that referred to her execution from google, as it also has the picture of her husband. I don't have a problem with her looks, I know a lot of people who look like she does in that photo. Are you saying people should find her tworth mocking?
The question came to mind if the State of Georgia would continue to discriminate against her, as some could easily make a case for that. It looks as if she treated unfairly. For goodness sakes, the woman is only 48 years old, and look what her life has been. Georgia just can't wait to kill her.
Did she get the meal then, or get the meal later? Will they deny her last request, as pitiful as it is, after years of being locked away like that? Will they deny her one last lousy meal?
And none of the stories I googled said WHY she did this. Was there abuse involved, even though that is not an excuse for murder. Something was definitely going on between this couple. Also there was no mention of children, but then, stories are getting shortened.
More importantly, why do they need to execute her anyway, as her life has been nothing but hell, misery and confusion?
If I was you I'd focus on the very sad story this is, rather than appearance. Earlier photos I found, were from the trial, if you care about her looks. She was much younger and smaller then. Now she has spent years in prison, which is bad for anyone's health.
As far as I'm concerned, she should get that last meal. After all, they are taking her life from her.