Alabama executes man convicted of killing police officer in 1997

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Source: CBS News

ATMORE, Ala. -- A convicted cop killer who sued Alabama over its lethal injection method was put to death Thursday night, but not before he cursed at the state and said: "I hate you."

As the procedure began, Torrey Twane McNabb, 40, raised both of his middle fingers in a show of defiance. McNabb's attorneys had unsuccessfully sought to stop the execution since he is one of several inmates in an ongoing lawsuit challenging the humaneness of the state's lethal injection procedure.

McNabb was convicted of killing Montgomery police officer Anderson Gordon in 1997. He shot Gordon five times as the officer sat in his patrol car after arriving at a traffic accident McNabb caused while fleeing a bail bondsman, prosecutors said.

Gordon's relatives said in a statement that the 30-year-old officer - known as "Brother" - was devoted to his family, his two children and his work as a police officer.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/torrey-twane-mcnabb-executed-convicted-of-killing-police-officer-in-1997/

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1. 19 years too long.

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2. Buh-bye. nt

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3. State sponsored murder is deplorable and barbaric.

The deplorables like that sort of thing, though.

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4. So does a majority of the rest of the country.

Although I believe the DP laws should be changed, It should only be sought as a punishment when there is absolutely ZERO doubt as to the guilt of the accused. And there are plenty of cases that fit that criteria.
This guy is a prime example. Should have never taken 20 yrs to be rid of him.
Barbaric? Hardly. Go to sleep; die. nothing like getting shot five times

But to each his own opinion too.

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5. That's not true. I don't buy it that the "majority" of the country.

Murder in any kind of form is barbaric. Now I think that the death penalty should be required in some instances. Like for some of these racists white supremacists that murder people.

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6. Most polls will show you there is still majority support for it.

Probably not all of them, but most will. And if the DP laws were changed as I suggest, the support would go higher. Many of the people who would say they are against it feel that way because of those who been exonerated. And I wish those prosecutors who put them away using false information should have been sent to jail
Do away with the chance of executing an innocent, and support would return to higher levels. PLENTY of cases fit the mold.
Sadly, here in the US we have some vicious, horrendous crimes. Those responsible deserve to be done away with.
So you think its fine for white supremecists? How about other racist killers? Shouldnt they get equal punishment too? What about child rapists/killers? Mass murderers? Torture killers? We've got 'em all.