SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A South Dakota inmate who acknowledged killing a state penitentiary guard in a failed escape attempt asked a judge on Wednesday to sentence him to death, saying his one regret is that he did not kill another officer and that he will kill again.
Eric Robert, 49, pleaded guilty in September to killing Ronald "R.J." Johnson on April 12 – Johnson's birthday – in an attempt to sneak past other security. Robert waived his right to a jury trial and said he wanted to be put to death, but Second Circuit Judge Bradley Zell said the state still had to prove the death penalty is warranted. Robert had been serving an 80-year-sentence on a kidnapping conviction when he attempted to escape with Rodney Berget, 49.
A good old-fashioned hanging could eliminate this problem.
ReplyDeleteIn prison you are held accountable for everything you do. Hell you get killed for sitting in the wrong place. What is the opposite of that? The place where accountability doesnt matter. Politics.
ReplyDelete.22 caliber bullets are so cheap you could shoot all day at him for ten bucks!
ReplyDeleteExecute the SOB, hang him or shot him....Come on, bullets are cheap, rope you can use again....
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