http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/paul-powell-execution-thursday-031710

What a dumbass...

3/18/2010 3:12:43 PM

Things often work out in the end like they are supposed to.

3/18/2010 3:14:51 PM

I'd love to be the one to flip the switch.

3/18/2010 3:15:14 PM

http://www.staciefoundation.org/



the girl that survived

3/18/2010 3:52:18 PM

Oh God. That's fucking horrible. (The crime, not the execution, yay capital punishment!)

3/18/2010 3:54:32 PM

cant they just stab him to death.

3/18/2010 3:54:52 PM

Fuck the electric chair.. put that guy in a basement and let someone stab, slit his throat and rape him till he dies..

3/18/2010 4:01:00 PM

Hot damn. I've been waiting to have someone choose the chair.

Let's play a fill in the blank game: Light up like a ____________

3/18/2010 4:14:23 PM

wow

3/18/2010 4:17:56 PM

Remember, if they shock him three times and he survives, he's allowed to be set free.

3/18/2010 4:20:58 PM

^ Didn't it take like 3-5 jolts to kill Ethel Rosenberg?

3/18/2010 4:30:46 PM

3/18/2010 4:31:50 PM

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"http://www.staciefoundation.org/events.htm We are currently working on a book that will be published in late 2010 or early 2011. "More details to come.""

"We're waiting for the epilogue to be written"

3/18/2010 4:40:22 PM

One of the comments on the page:

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"A True Christian Poor fella. I guess some people can't catch a break. RIP good soul. May your memory shin in the hearts of those who have come to know you. "

3/18/2010 6:32:31 PM

That's pretty fucked up. What a shithole.

3/18/2010 6:59:15 PM

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" “Mr. Ebert, “Since I have already been indicted on first degree murder and the Va. Supreme Court said that I can’t be charged with capital murder again, I figured I would tell you the rest of what happened on Jan. 29, 1999, to show you how stupid all of y’all mother fuckers are. “Y’all should have known that there is more to the story than what I told by what I said. You had it in writing that I planned to kill the whole family. Since I planned to kill the whole family, why would I have fought with Stacie before killing her? She had no idea I was planning to kill everybody and talked and carried on like usual, so I could’ve stabbed her up at any time because she was unsuspecting. “I had other plans for her before she died. You know I came back to the house after Bobby’s lunch break was over and he had went back to work. When I got back, she was on the phone so I went inside and I laid down on the couch. When the cab came to bring me my pager, I ran out of the house and she jumped and got off the phone and came off the porch to see why I ran out of the house like I did. “When the cab left we went in the house. I laid on the couch again and she went to her room and got her clothes and went downstairs to do her laundry. When she went downstairs, I got up and shut and locked the back door and went downstairs. We talked while she put her clothes in the wash. We continued talking when she had everything in the wash and I reached over and touched her tit and asked if she wanted to fuck. She said no, because she had a boyfriend. “I started arguing with her because she had never turned anybody down because of having a boyfriend. “We started walking upstairs, arguing the whole time. When we got upstairs we went to her room and she turned the radio off. After she turned the radio off I pushed her onto her bed and grabbed her wrists and pinned her hands down by her head and sat on top of her. I told her that all I wanted to do was fuck her and then I would leave and that we could do it the easy way or the hard way. “She said she would fuck me so I got up. After I got up, she got up and started fighting with me and clawed me face. We wrestled around a little and then I slammed her to the floor. When she hit the floor I sat on top of her and pinned her hands down again. She said she would fuck me and I told her that if she tried fighting with me again, I would kill her. “When I got up she stood up and kept asking me why I was doing this and all I kept saying is take your clothes off. Finally she undid her pants and pulled them down to her ankles. She was getting ready to take them the rest of the way off and the phone rang. When she heard the phone she pulled her pants back up and said she had to answer the phone. I pushed her back and said no. She said that she wouldn’t say anything about me being there and I told her no and to take her clothes off. “She tried to get out of the room again and I pushed her back and pulled out my knife. I guess she thought I was just trying to scare her and that I wouldn’t really stab her because she tried to leave again. “When she got to me and tried to squeeze between me and the door jam I stabbed her. When I stabbed her, she fell back against the door jam and just looked at me with a shocked look on her face. “When I pulled the knife out she stumbled a couple steps and fell in her sister’s room. I walked over and looked at her. I saw that she was still breathing so I stepped over her body and into the bedroom. Then I put my foot on her throat and stepped up so she couldn’t breath. Then I stepped down and started stomping on her throat. Then I stepped back onto her throat and moved up and down putting more pressure to make it harder to breathe. “When I didn’t see her breathing anymore, I left the room and got some iced tea and sat on the couch and smoked a cigarette. You know the rest of what happened after that point. “I would like to thank you for saving my life. I know you’re probably wondering how you saved my life, so I’ll tell you. “You saved my life by fucking up. There were 2 main fuck-ups you made that saved me. The first was the way you worded my capital murder indictment. The second was the comment you made in your closing argument when you said we won’t know because he won’t tell us. “One more time, thank you! Now y’all know everything that happened in that house at 8023 McLean St. on Jan. 29, 1999. “I guess I forgot to mention these events when I was being questioned. Ha Ha! Sike! “I knew what y’all would be able to prove in court, so I told you what you already knew. Stacey was dead and no one else was in the house so I knew ya’ll would never know everything she went through unless she came back to life. “Since the Supreme Court said I can’t be charged with capital murder again, I can tell you what I just told you because I no longer have to worry about the death penalty. And y’all are supposed to be so goddamn smart. I can’t believe that y’all thought I told you everything. “Well, it’s too late now. Nothing you can do about it now so fuck you you fat, cocksucking, cumguzzling, gutter slut. I guess I’ll see your bitch ass on Dec. 18 at trial because I’m not pleading to shit. Tell the family to be ready to testify and relive it all again because if I have to suffer for the next 50 or 60 years or however long then they can suffer the torment of reliving what happened for a couple of days. “I’m gone. Fuck you and anyone like you or that associates with people like you. I almost forgot, fuck your god, too. Jesus knows how to suck a dick real good. Did you teach him? “Well, die a slow, painful, miserable death. See ya punk. “Do you just hate yourself for being so stupid and for fuckin’ up and saving me? “Sincerely, “Paul Powell.”"

3/18/2010 10:53:35 PM

Sincerely,

Paul Powell

What a nice guy.

3/18/2010 10:56:20 PM

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"I'd love to be the one to flip the switch."

I would flip it on and off real fast at first just to fuck with him. I bet that would hurt like hell.

3/18/2010 11:09:31 PM

After reading the details of the case I disagree with how this went down.

He was tried and convicted of capital murder. The verdict was overturned because the prosecution didn't prove the murder rose to the level of capital murder which is basically a murder resulting from the commission of another felony. He sends a taunting letter in which he admits to another felony. The DA refiles the capital murder charge and the court wipes it's ass with the consitution and convicts him.

I agree that he's a piece of shit and deserved to die a slow horrible death, but I don't agree with how it happened. If they failed a second time, would they have refiled the capital murder charge with a kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, or sex abuse charge?

/rant

3/18/2010 11:33:34 PM

I'm glad we finally got one to die. sounds like a real winnar.that he was really guilty and really meant to do it. twice.
-G.O.D.

3/19/2010 1:53:02 AM

From wikipedia

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"There are three essential protections included in the double jeopardy principle, which are: * being tried for the same crime after an acquittal * retrial after a conviction, unless the conviction has been reversed, vacated or otherwise nullified * being punished multiple times for the same offense "

when the supreme court overturned the verdict it wasn't an acquittal it was a nullification

ergo no double jeopardy

3/19/2010 2:30:22 AM

just because the court said it wasn't capital murder doesn't mean they can't fry him for just being retarded...


oh wait, that's texas

3/19/2010 3:54:19 AM

was he a brain surgeon or something? why is the thread titled as such?

[Edited on March 19, 2010 at 10:17 AM. Reason : l]

3/19/2010 10:17:26 AM

Because he's a dumb motherfucker.

[Edited on March 19, 2010 at 10:41 AM. Reason : Dumbass.]

3/19/2010 10:41:06 AM

jesus christ our society is sad

3/19/2010 1:01:32 PM

Is there a link to that confession letter? Where did that com from?

3/19/2010 1:06:40 PM

god damn at that letter. lol at anyone who thinks the death penalty is inhumane

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"He chose to die by electrocution rather than lethal injection."

They can still do that?

3/19/2010 1:17:21 PM

^^^^^sarcasm

[Edited on March 19, 2010 at 1:18 PM. Reason : ]

3/19/2010 1:18:19 PM

That's not very good sarcasm.

3/19/2010 1:19:39 PM

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"lol at anyone who thinks the death penalty is inhumane"

lol at the chorus of howling monkeys surrounding this guy's execution

3/19/2010 1:23:03 PM

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"Is there a link to that confession letter? Where did that com from?"

3/19/2010 1:25:57 PM

IBTIfAnybodyDoesSomethingSoHeinousTheyHaveToBeInsaneSoWeShouldPutHimInAnInstitution

AKA

IBTMcDanger

Too late...

3/19/2010 2:19:25 PM

excerpt:

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"Powell looked gaunt and pale. He had a stern look and held his chin high. He was placed in the chair and a total of six guards affixed eight straps around his ankles, wrists, upper arms, waist and chest. A clamp was attached to his right leg below the knee, and a metal skullcap was placed on his head with a chin strap. Powell swallowed hard and his eyes darted around the room. At 8:58 p.m., an official switched on a microphone in the room and Powell was asked if he had anything to say. He just stared straight ahead and said nothing. A minute later, a face mask was put in place, covering him from forehead to chin with just his nose exposed. A guard wiped his face and leg with a white towel. After a key was turned in the far right rear of the room, activating the system, a man concealed in an adjoining room hit the “execute” button on a machine that was described as being about the size of a top-loading clothes washer. It was precisely 9 p.m. There was a thump as Powell’s body jerked back into the chair. His hands clenched into tight fists and veins swelled as his arms turned red. Smoke rose from his leg. Officials said 1800 volts at 7.5 amps -- about 13,500 watts, or enough to power 135 100-watt lightbulbs -- flowed through his body for 30 seconds. That was followed by 240 volts at 1 amp for 60 seconds. The cycle repeated. With the second major jolt, smoke and sparks emitted from Powell’s right leg. His knee appeared to swell and turn purple. His knuckles went white. At 9:03, the electricity stopped. Everyone waited in silence for five minutes. At 9:08, a guard walked up to Powell and opened his shirt. A doctor emerged from a door on the left side of the room and placed a stethoscope on Powell’s chest in search of a heartbeat. There was none. He was pronounced dead at 9:09 p.m., and a curtain was drawn."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/crime-scene/josh-white/detailed-account-of-powells-vi.html

3/19/2010 3:04:19 PM

man, if only there were already a thread about this.

3/19/2010 3:05:31 PM

Oh good ol Virginia still rocking the Chair for the win

3/19/2010 3:27:48 PM

3 minutes of extreme (maybe up to 8 minutes... 5 minutes of wait after electricity stopped and doctor came in... WTF? ) torture to kill someone... and then the West has the gall to look down on brown people for executing criminals by cutting their heads off. Oh no, it is barbaric, even though it is instant death!

BTW, can someone who knows physics/physiology explain the logic behind the 2 very disparate cycles:

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"Officials said 1800 volts at 7.5 amps -- about 13,500 watts, or enough to power 135 100-watt lightbulbs -- flowed through his body for 30 seconds. That was followed by 240 volts at 1 amp for 60 seconds. The cycle repeated. "

3/19/2010 5:14:12 PM

you do know he chose to die this way, right?

3/19/2010 5:15:49 PM

that's not the point... the point is such a CRUEL and UNUSUAL method of execution still exists in the US of all places.

3/19/2010 5:17:37 PM

^^^
just for good measure

^
I happen to agree with you that the electric chair is indeed both a cruel and unusual punishment
but I have no sympathy in this case (or most cases)
if there were some way to avoid the system's being applied unjustly, I would be in favor of a variety of cruel and unusual punishments being introduced

3/19/2010 5:17:41 PM

im not going to lie
i think its a waste of electricity

3/19/2010 5:19:12 PM

I hope they buy carbon credits to offset it.

3/19/2010 5:36:26 PM

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"3 minutes of extreme...torture to kill someone"

hey, kind of like how the victim felt when he stabbed her, shoved her down on the floor, and stomped up and down on her neck repeatedly

Maybe he should've thought about that before he killed the girl and raped her sister...or maybe he shouldve thought about it again before he wrote his letter...or maybe he shouldve thought about it YET AGAIN when he chose electrocution instead of lethal injection

3/19/2010 5:39:55 PM

Yeah, but I am not even talking about that. You know, in this case, I don't care, cut his balls off and leave him next to some wolves.

I was talking about West vs. East, and the West's 'humanity' and "human rights" doctrine.

3/19/2010 5:42:29 PM

well here's what i would say

in the West, the guy was about to get life in prison...in the East, the guy doesn't have a system of appeals in their legal system...he probably wouldve gotten taken to the gallows within a week

so maybe the punishments are just as harsh, but the justice system over here is more forgiving

[Edited on March 19, 2010 at 5:44 PM. Reason : v yeah that too]

3/19/2010 5:43:44 PM

if we had put the chick he raped in the chair instead of him, then maybe you could make an argument

3/19/2010 5:44:03 PM

This gave me a good laugh.

I tend to identify with stupid criminals, which heightens the hilarity for me.

I don't think they should execute the guy obviously, but the potential for schadenfreude here is too much for me not to get my chuckle on.

3/19/2010 5:44:21 PM

In the east we would just stone the stabbing survivor to death for being in the house with a man she wasn't married to.

3/19/2010 5:46:10 PM

^^^^ i am talking purely about the method of execution, not the whole judicial process. if you want to talk about the judicial process, you can, but it has nothing to do with what i brought up.

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"if we had put the chick he raped in the chair instead of him, then maybe you could make an argument"

could you please point me to a few cases of women being punished for being raped in the east? not saying there aren't any cases, just that i don't know any.


[Edited on March 19, 2010 at 5:48 PM. Reason : ^ another troll... i guess that's what you have to resort to when you know the other person is right]


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[Edited on March 19, 2010 at 5:50 PM. Reason : ]

3/19/2010 5:47:15 PM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15836746/
http://trueslant.com/nealungerleider/2010/01/21/saudi-arabia-to-lash-filipino-rape-victim-100-times/
http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/04/26/pakistani-woman-jailed-for-being-raped-in-saudi-arabia-deported/

3/19/2010 5:50:41 PM

I'm against the death penalty on principle.

But you won't catch me feeling sorry for this guy.

3/19/2010 5:51:53 PM