In Kentucky, prison officials worried they would end up on Bill O’Reilly’s pinheads segment being dubbed pinheads for what they have been dealing with.
Forget O’Reilly, I’ll create my own Pinhead’s segment and declare this the dumbest thing I have heard all day.
From The Tennessean:
A condemned killer’s fight to receive surgery for agonizing hip pain pushed Kentucky officials into an uncomfortable debate over security, politics and even the possibility of inviting scorn from Fox News pundits.
Emails and memos obtained by The Associated Press show corrections officials struggling for a year to reconcile their duty to provide medical care with the political ramifications of spending tens of thousands of dollars for surgery on a man they plan to execute. A key problem would turn out to be security issues that led several hospitals to balk at treating inmate Robert Foley, who still hasn’t had the surgery.
“Hip replacement for an inmate who has exhausted all appeals and will soon be executed?” Kentucky State Penitentiary warden Phil Parker wrote in an email on Nov. 22, 2010. “I can see this making Fox News on a slow news day, maybe even on a busy news day. In fact, I bet (Fox News host Bill O’Reilly) would love to put this in his ‘Pinheads’ commentary. Just a thought to consider before it goes too much further.”
Foley is no ordinary inmate. He is Kentucky’s worst living mass murderer, having killed six people. He is also considered an extreme security risk on death row.
But here is the lunacy of this whole story. Here is a guy who is a mass murderer. He was convicted by a jury and sentenced to death. He has exhausted all of his appeals.
Even if he is given a new hip, for what purpose will it be? He is going to get executed!
There are many law abiding citizens who need this kind of surgery who cannot afford it. What the hell is the State of Kentucky thinking here?
Put him on painkillers and be done with it.
While we should not be cruel to those in prison, something is really wrong when they are getting better medical care than law abiding citizens.
Tags: bill, convicted, death, hip, inmate, kentucky, o'reilly, pinheads, row, transplant.
Permalink Reply by Dennis L on I disagree with Judson. We should be cruel to people who have been cruel. I would not give this prisoner any pain killers. I would let this inmate suffer in pain as he has caused others to suffer in pain. A constant reminder of his brutal life would be a daily occurrence. Give him what he gave others. That is justice.
Permalink Reply by Thomas Angle on You mean and eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth?
Permalink Reply by Katie Kalpin on Awww does little tough guy have hip pain? Well it seems that we are out of hip replacements so either SUFFER even worse before you die or just let us end you pain slowly with a leathal injection. Either way, we will all be happier. :D
They would be pin heads if they allow this hip replacement to happen!!
Permalink Reply by Billy Bowlegs on I have a do it yourself brain surgery that kills all pain.
Will loan you one of the injectors. What caliber do you need.
Permalink Reply by Virginia Ritter on This guy would be selling the pain meds for...well, whatever...in prison. Most likely to the guards for favors. No pain medication for this sub-human.
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