DCranon21 Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 TOPEKA, Kan. - A former Army cook convicted of multiple rapes and murders is set to die next month in what would be the U.S. military's first execution in nearly 50 years. The military said Thursday that former North Carolina soldier Ronald A. Gray is to be executed Dec. 10 at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind. Gray was arrested in connection with four slayings and eight rapes in the Fayetteville, N.C., area between April 1986 and January 1987, while he was stationed at Fort Bragg. He was convicted of murdering two women. Execution approved in July President Bush approved Gray's execution in July, and a month later Army Secretary Pete Geren set the execution date and ordered that Gray be put to death by injection. The date was publicly released Thursday."The Army is moving forward with plans to fulfill the court-martial sentence," said Army spokesman Lt. Col. George Wright. Gray has appealed his case through military courts and the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to hear the case in 2001. Wright said Gray had two legal options remaining: filing a petition with a federal appellate court to stay the execution, or request that the president reconsider approval of the execution. Army personnel will be responsible for conducting the execution in Indiana based on an agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Only 10 members of the military have been executed since 1951, when the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the military's modern-day legal system, was enacted. Click here for the full story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I wish it was going to be by firing squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Punani Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I wish it was going to be by firing squad or hanging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I'm against the death penalty, but if you're going to do it. He should be a test subject for some crazy weapon to see how it works. The exploding round that goes around a corner. the effects of a 5ton nuke tipped bunker buster while he sits in an cement bunker waiting for it. Lets not let this opportunity go to waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 My vote goes for Drawn and Quartered Sounds like he is deserving of special attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Pro-Life George W. Bush approved Gray's execution? That's odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Pro-Life George W. Bush approved Gray's execution? That's odd. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCranon21 Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 I wish it was going to be by firing squad same here sf89. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 The death penalty is a part of the American legal system. But to me it's unseemly how people revel gleefully in its use, and try to outdo each other with scenarios for torturing the condemned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleelroy89 Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Pro-Life George W. Bush approved Gray's execution? That's odd. Its George W. Bush would you expect any thing less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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