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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMelee at an execution. Texas style.
Death-row inmate says cryptic last words before fight breaks out at execution
Although what Coble meant by the cyptic remark was unclear, it was likely a reference to his nickname, "$5 Bill," according to the Dallas Morning News.
As Coble was finishing his statement, his son, a friend and a daughter-in-law became emotional and violent. They were yelling obscenities, throwing fists and kicking at others in the death chamber witness area.
His son, Gordon Coble, pounded on the execution chamber windows and shouted "no" as his father was executed, the Houston Chronicle reported. Another son Dalton joined his brother, the report said. Officers stepped in and say the witnesses continued to resist. They were eventually moved to a courtyard and the two men were handcuffed.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jeremy Desel said the two men were arrested on a charge of resisting arrest and taken to the Walker County Jail.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-man-executed-for-killing-estranged-wifes-family-nearly-30-years-ago
Chuuku Davis
(564 posts)To me
underpants
(182,280 posts)me·leeDictionary result for melee
/ˈmāˌlā,māˈlā/Submit
noun
a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle.
"several people were hurt in the melee"
synonyms: tumult, disturbance, rumpus, commotion, disorder; More
a confused mass of people.
"the melee of people that was always thronging the streets"
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)Execution of a parent. Let them meet in person, say their goodbyes. But watching a loved one die can be very traumatic.
Lochloosa
(16,019 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,085 posts)Its a pointless brutal exercise that offers no real closure and should be done away with.
hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)humanely--and those people should have some training (and not be compelled to do so).
And given that I have been staunchly anti-death penalty since my early teens and never waivered, obviously, I'd prefer NO ONE have to witness.
ZZenith
(4,110 posts)I want the last face you see in this world to be the face of love, so you look at me when they do this thing. I'll be the face of love for you.
Doesnt always work out so well, but thats probably the thinking behind it.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,147 posts)Ilsa
(61,675 posts)Executions and the accompanying blooslust are not rare enough.
irisblue
(32,829 posts)Will be written in the near future.
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)What would one expect?
WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)No one should be killed in this manner.
End the death penalty.