Life Death Row Inmate Attempts Suicide Hours Before Execution.

**Rain Man** · 03-09-2010, 07:02 PM

I like the twist on this. In order to avoid the death penalty, he tries to kill himself. But the prison intervenes to save him, even though he's scheduled to be executed within hours, and now he's alive beyond the execution date. So by trying to kill himself hours before he was supposed to be killed, he saved his own life, which he didn't want to do, but the government wanted to do, because the government wants him dead.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews

Ohio Death Row Inmate on Suicide Watch After Overdose
Tuesday, March 09, 2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Officials say an Ohio inmate who intentionally overdosed on pills hours before his scheduled execution has returned to prison and is on suicide watch.

Prisons spokeswoman Julie Walburn says 43-year-old Lawrence Reynolds Jr., who admitted taking an overdose of medication prescribed to him, arrived at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown shortly after noon on Tuesday.

Walburn says Reynolds is isolated from other inmates and under constant observation.

Reynolds was treated at a Youngstown hospital after he was found unconscious in his death row cell Sunday night.

The type of drug he used and why it was prescribed aren't being disclosed. How he accumulated the pills is under investigation.

Reynolds' execution for the 1994 murder of his neighbor near Akron has been rescheduled to next week.

**Bane** · 03-09-2010, 07:03 PM

Sounds like what McFistpump did as a head coach last season.

Cntrygal · 03-09-2010, 07:04 PM

Idiots. They should have let him die.

JD10367 · 03-09-2010, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

I like the twist on this. In order to avoid the death penalty, he tries to kill himself. But the prison intervenes to save him, even though he's scheduled to be executed within hours, and now he's alive beyond the execution date. So by trying to kill himself hours before he was supposed to be killed, he saved his own life, which he didn't want to do, but the government wanted to do, because the government wants him dead.

Ow. That made my head hurt.

LaChapelle · 03-09-2010, 07:04 PM

Is this another Nate Keading joke

**gblowfish** · 03-09-2010, 07:06 PM

It's no fun if they don't squirm awhile...

JD10367 · 03-09-2010, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

It's no fun if they don't squirm awhile...

But enough about my sex life! :rimshot:

**chefsos** · 03-09-2010, 07:20 PM

Pretending to be asleep never worked for me when I was in trouble. I think I did it wrong.

**Gonzo** · 03-09-2010, 07:14 PM

Glad he didn't die.
I could just see a "wrongful death" lawsuit coming from his family.
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**Bane** · 03-09-2010, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Gonzo

Glad he didn't die.
I could just see a "wrongful death" lawsuit coming from his family.
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Yeah I wasn't even thinking of that.Would probably have been the prisons fault for not watching him closely enough.

blaise · 03-09-2010, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Gonzo

Glad he didn't die.
I could just see a "wrongful death" lawsuit coming from his family.
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That's exactly what would happen. Nevermind that they probably hated him, they'd sue.
That or he would have ended up in a coma and we would have paid to keep him alive for the next 20 years.

WoodDraw · 03-09-2010, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by blaise

That's exactly what would happen. Nevermind that they probably hated him, they'd sue.
That or he would have ended up in a coma and we would have paid to keep him alive for the next 20 years.

Not true.

blaise · 03-10-2010, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by WoodDraw

Not true.

Really, why?

WoodDraw · 03-10-2010, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by blaise

Really, why?

Because it doesn't matter. Lower courts rule based on precedents, as do judges. If any case would come about, it would have been dismissed immediately. You base your judgement on politics that you wish exist, when they don't in court. No court or lawyer would take that case because it would lose, with cost.

verbaljitsu · 03-10-2010, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by blaise

That's exactly what would happen. Nevermind that they probably hated him, they'd sue.
That or he would have ended up in a coma and we would have paid to keep him alive for the next 20 years.

Assuming they could find a lawyer to take the case (and they would not), the family would have a difficult time proving liability. AND EVEN IF THEY DID there is no basis for damages. This could be one of those cases where you see a plaintiff's victory with $1 damages awarded.

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Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-442449 VARSITY	Death Row Inmate Attempts Suicide Hours Before Execution. I like the twist on this. In order to avoid the death penalty, he tries to kill himself. But the prison intervenes to save him, even though he's scheduled to be executed within hours, and now he's alive beyond the execution date. So by trying to kill himself hours before he was supposed to be killed, he saved his own life, which he didn't want to do, but the government wanted to do, because the government wants him dead. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews Ohio Death Row Inmate on Suicide Watch After Overdose Tuesday, March 09, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Officials say an Ohio inmate who intentionally overdosed on pills hours before his scheduled execution has returned to prison and is on suicide watch. Prisons spokeswoman Julie Walburn says 43-year-old Lawrence Reynolds Jr., who admitted taking an overdose of medication prescribed to him, arrived at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown shortly after noon on Tuesday. Walburn says Reynolds is isolated from other inmates and under constant observation. Reynolds was treated at a Youngstown hospital after he was found unconscious in his death row cell Sunday night. The type of drug he used and why it was prescribed aren't being disclosed. How he accumulated the pills is under investigation. Reynolds' execution for the 1994 murder of his neighbor near Akron has been rescheduled to next week.
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Bane C.H.I.E.F.S Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: **** your face Casino cash: $10005055	Sounds like what McFistpump did as a head coach last season.
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Cntrygal Brrrrr..... Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: USA!!! :) Casino cash: $9954930	Idiots. They should have let him die.
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