are the mentally ill executed in texas?

[USA_Mom]

Originally Posted by bellestaroftexas

the first post of the thread is odd......asking about execution of mentally ill and then stating they are looking for a group home for mentally ill. am i the only one that thinks it's odd?

I thought it was odd too, either to produce an inflammatory thread or maybe someone really is that ignorant about Texas (wouldn't be the first time).

[TexasHorseLady]

You do realize that the death penalty predates the existence of movies and television, right? By centuries?

That being said, "prosecutors" don't pick and choose the crimes that qualify for the death penalty. The people of Texas, through their legislators, retain that right.

Suggestion: google Kenneth McDuff and Texas. See what you find.

[Raggy dee Ann]

Originally Posted by want1too

like are they given lethal injections or put in the chair and have 50,000 kw of electricty in them.

i'm looking for an adult group home for the mentally ill in houston area?

Odd second part to your question, but to answer the first part. Yes Texas executes the mentally ill as does every other blood thristy state that sanctions it.

[jimboburnsy]

Originally Posted by want1too

like are they given lethal injections or put in the chair and have 50,000 kw of electricty in them.

i'm looking for an adult group home for the mentally ill in houston area?

???

Maybe you should post this in the Houston forum. As far as group homes for mentally ill, are you looking for a quick-kill shelter, an extended reprieve shelter, or a no-kill shelter? Also, do you prefer phenobarbital, potassium chloride, or an opiate cocktail for the final injection? We can accomodate almost any preference.

Some states still utilize the chair, but Texas has moved to all lethal injections. I think it is Montana that gives the condemned a choice between gas, the chair, hanging, lethal injection or firing squad. I like that.

[Philip T]

Originally Posted by USA_Mom

I thought it was odd too, either to produce an inflammatory thread or maybe someone really is that ignorant about Texas (wouldn't be the first time).

Sure -- an idiot trolling from the Political Section hoping to see a fight.

Truth is most of the mentally ill here in Texas tend to die homeless in the street or in some sort of half-way home, or a "guest" of the county (jail or county hospital) or even the Sally (Salvation Army) front steps.

Same as in most of America.

Really do not understand why the poser-level libs -- like the OP -- do not tend to give a rat's ass about the mass suffering, but instead cry for criminals.