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Title: Texas to Televise Executions Live on Pay-Per-View
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Daily Currant
URL Source: http://dailycurrant.com/2014/12/29/ ... ecutions-live-on-pay-per-view/
Published: Dec 29, 2014
Author: DC
Post Date: 2014-12-29 20:39:05 by X-15
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Views: 805
Comments: 16
The State of Texas passed a law today allowing death penalty executions to be aired live on pay-per-view television. As part of the deal with a local production company, the execution procedure will be changed to ensure the deaths of prisoners last at least 12 hours. Officials say the goals of the new policy are to deter crime, entertain law-abiding citizens, and partially defray the cost of executing prisoners. Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been a longtime champion of the idea, telling The Cowboy Gazette, “At the end of the day, the guy’s still dead. What’s the difference if they die in a minute or eight hours? At a certain point, the criminal will become unconscious, so it’s not really torture if he’s unconscious.” The company Live Execution has signed a ten year deal with the state to add an entertainment aspect to the typically solemn proceedings. Chief Operating Officer Toby Bush told the newspaper, “We want each execution to be a spectacle for the whole family. We here in Texas take our death penalties very seriously, and now we can show our pride in serving justice the right way, the Texas way.” Public tour groups will go through the execution room every 15 minutes at the cost of $150 per person. “We only kill a couple hundred people a year, so the execution supply is low,” Bush said. “Demand for executions among the Bible Belt exceeds our expectations.” Tickets on secondary market StubHub are already going for $1,700 for the inaugural 12-hour execution. Several local Texan markets will also have the option to watch the execution via Pay Per View for $39.99 for standard definition and $49.99 in high definition. The viewing will include watching the inmate eat their last meal and say their final words. “While Pay Per View is great, nothing beats the live execution experience,” Bush said. “ We are proud to bring both to the great state of Texas.” The policy will only apply to executions if the prisoner is over 18. Minors will have a traditional Texas execution that takes less than an hour to perform and only the family of the victims may attend. Gov. Perry will provide televised commentary for the first 12-hour execution, and he expressed his excitement for the new policy: “The public viewing will deter crime and bring in much needed funding for more prisons.” Death Proof Outrage over Texas's new execution policy has stirred controversy among some far-left liberals calling a 12-hour torture “terrible” “uncivilized” and “unconstitutional.” Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren told CBS Sunday Morning News, “What else can you expect from Texas? Their policy is barbaric and takes our civilization back a thousand years. “It’s funny that Texans hate the Middle East because they sure have a lot in common.” As many states have abolished the death penalty entirely, Texas has embraced it and taken it to heights not seen since Roman times. “What are they going to do next? Have inmates fight to the death on Pay Per View? It’s a George Carlin joke coming to real life,” said Warren. “God, please let the Supreme Court put an end to this cruel and unusual punishment, even for Texas.”
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#1. To: X-15 (#0)
Luv the Currant - thanks.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
You sure that this isn't one of The Onion's false news sites?
Quite often, it's better.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Notice that I filed this under 4play :)
#2. To: X-15 (#0)
#3. To: Katniss (#2)
#4. To: Katniss (#2)
-Alex Kurtagic
#5. To: X-15 (#4)
Oh ... Hee! : D
#6. To: Katniss (#2)
Yes, satire site.
When government gains the power to control the use of private property, it becomes possible for the politically dominant to profit by high commodity prices using government regulation to constrain supply. One merely drives competitors out of business by manipulating the perception of risk to a land use preferred by a democratic majority. - Mark Edward Vande Pol
#7. To: farmfriend (#6)
Well, back in the old days, public executions (hangings mostly) were quite the public spectacles by live crowds. Or, so I've read. Vendors made some good cash.
#8. To: X-15 (#0)
A 12 hour execution would be sweet. I hate paying $70 for a ppv and it ends in a first round ko.
#9. To: X-15 (#0)
I've always been fond of the old Indian method of burying the soon to be deceased in an Ant-Hill up to the neck, then pouring Honey over their head. It IS a waste of good honey..... But it Does take a few hours.
"If we don’t adhere to the Constitution on matters as significant as presidential eligibility, then the Constitution ceases to be a meaningful document for guiding our nation."
#10. To: Fred Mertz (#7)
Vendors and pick-pockets did well.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
#11. To: Fred Mertz (#7)
that's how it is portrayed in all the movies. Well, back in the old days, public executions (hangings mostly) were quite the public spectacles by live crowds.
When government gains the power to control the use of private property, it becomes possible for the politically dominant to profit by high commodity prices using government regulation to constrain supply. One merely drives competitors out of business by manipulating the perception of risk to a land use preferred by a democratic majority. - Mark Edward Vande Pol
#12. To: farmfriend, Fred Mertz (#11)
that's how it is portrayed in all the movies. It was in Texas, that's for sure: Well, back in the old days, public executions (hangings mostly) were quite the public spectacles by live crowds.
-Alex Kurtagic
#13. To: farmfriend, Fred Mertz (#12)
-Alex Kurtagic
#14. To: X-15 (#0)
I'd sign the State of Texas up if they'd do George H.W. Bush !
"Honest, April 15th is April Fools Day".
#15. To: X-15 (#13)
I'm no expert, but I imagine it served as a deterrent in an effective manner. About 15 years ago we had a pair of local 19-year-old boys who got drunk and crashed into a telephone pole late one Saturday night and died. It was announced in church Sunday morning; many people gasped and teared up - they were good kids who fatally screwed up. I heard that one father took his twelve year old son to the accident scene. Cops said, you shouldn't have your son here. Dad said, I want him to see it.
#16. To: X-15 (#0)
I know this is satire. But it sure sounds like legislation Dan Patrick would propose.
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