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Cooey execution still on for next week Thursday, October 9, 2008
The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected the latest arguments to keep an Akron man from being executed Tuesday.WKSU's statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles reports:
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Listener Comments:
Deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Wendy Offredo and Dawn McCreery for such a terrible loss. But the premeditated killing of a human being by the state is a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment that doesn't belong in the 21st century. Another life wasted. Posted by: Jamie (Australia) on October 15, 2008 8:15AM
Rot in hell scumbag. One less piece of s*** to pollute the planet. Too bad his attorney didn't share the needle.
Condolances to the families. A shame they had to wait so long for closure. Posted by: Rich M. (Georgetown,SC) on October 14, 2008 9:31PM
It's been way too long for these families
to wait for this piece of ***** to take his
dirt nap !!! His cohort should be with him
with as much pain as one can inflict on them!!!! Posted by: Just a fan of his outcome (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) on October 14, 2008 6:34PM
I'm glad his time has come to an end and we don't have to share the same air.......He will answer to God for his ills here on earth....Peace be to the families Posted by: L.D. (Akron) on October 14, 2008 10:57AM
Good. It's finally going to happen. I was a police officer when this dirtball murdered those two girls behind Rolling Acres mall where I use to ride my dirt bike as a kid. To bad he got to eat for so many years at our expense. Posted by: Bill R (Virginia Beach) on October 14, 2008 3:31AM
Death to Richard Cooey! Posted by: onionpants (Australia) on October 13, 2008 10:24AM
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If this were a safety issue no one would care, but it's all about money. Many times people not only pay a fine and court costs, but also get points on their dr...
I thank the Minsters that are fighting for gay rights. Phill Burris should not speak for all gay people he has no idea on how much we love God, and our country...
I hope they do it right and before they start writing the law they consult not only Doctors but Botanist as well as plant Biologists to understand the growth an...
The world is different today compared to the past (compared to even just a year ago). The constant march of technology makes it possible for a smaller work for...
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don't do it. let them get Chapter 11 bankruptcy so that US auto industries will get better. the call for bailing out the big 3 auto makers are just throwing mon...
Posted by: Jamie (Australia) on October 15, 2008 8:15AM
Condolances to the families. A shame they had to wait so long for closure.
Posted by: Rich M. (Georgetown,SC) on October 14, 2008 9:31PM
to wait for this piece of ***** to take his
dirt nap !!! His cohort should be with him
with as much pain as one can inflict on them!!!!
Posted by: Just a fan of his outcome (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) on October 14, 2008 6:34PM
Posted by: L.D. (Akron) on October 14, 2008 10:57AM
Posted by: Bill R (Virginia Beach) on October 14, 2008 3:31AM
Posted by: onionpants (Australia) on October 13, 2008 10:24AM