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| Subject: Idiot: Inmate claims he's too obese for execution - Just shoot or hang him then Tue Sep 18, 2012 4:13 am | |
| A condemned Ohio inmate who weighs at least 218 kilograms wants his upcoming execution delayed, saying his weight could lead to a "torturous and lingering death".
Ronald Post, who shot and killed a hotel clerk in northern Ohio almost 30 years ago, said his weight, vein access, scar tissue and other medical problems raise the likelihood his executioners would encounter severe problems. He's also so big that the execution gurney might not hold him, lawyers for Post said in federal court papers filed on Friday.
Read more: http://www.watoday.com.au/world/inmate-claims-hes-too-obese-for-execution-20120918-26372.html#ixzz26o6DxYX3
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