It's because if their endless appeal system .

As opposed to what happened in the U.K. when CP was in force.

Eg Derek Bentley with a mental age of around 11 and was in police custody at the time his younger friend shot and killed a policeman was hanged 7 weeks  after his conviction .

( a terrible miscarriage of justice IMO )

Suppose he could have been off his face with drugs and thought that, er, well, god only knows what he might have been thinking.

Certainly he must have been disturbed.
There's footage online showing him sitting in the enclosure and pointing and wagging his finger at the tiger when it paws him . At first you can tell the tiger's thinking 'who the hell are you' and is more curious than aggresive. 
Then clearly it must have mauled him.

That is a horrible way to go.

Quote from: Dextrous63 on Yesterday at 10:08:18 PMJust looked it up Mups.  Seems that 25-30% die of natural causes, suicide or other non punishment related incidents (I guess that mean accidents or fights or attacks 🤷🏻�♂️)

I guess that saves the authorities having to do it.
It seems all wrong though.

There was a programme on telly tonight about all the old music from the 70's.    

I didn't think I would enjoy it,  but surprisingly,  I did, it was full of memories of my younger days.
It was good to  see and hear all the old stars of yesteryear again, who  most of us probably grew up with.   
Proper songs, with nice words, and a lot of love songs.

Who remembers some of these people:

A very young Mick Jagger,  Rod Stewart,  Paul McCartney, a young Eton John,  Leo Sayer, Brotherhood of Man,  ShowWaddyWaddy, The Walker Brothers,  Demis Roussos, The Four Seasons,  Dolly Parton,  Johnny Mathis -   (still alive and 91 now),   and many more lovely old song and faces.


Can you remember what you were up to 50 years ago,  in 1976?   

Every day Bert had more aches and pains
Hair falling out and varicose veins
Of course he had the warmest heart
Was that the most interesting  part?! 
Eve thought he was going insane!



Fish & Chips every Friday night
It was nearly all batter, but tasted alright
Mable & Bill were always first
After having a beer to quench their thirst

A man got into the Tiger enclosure at a Zoo hear Doncaster today.
He was then attacked,  and air lifted to hospital, where he died.

I can only think perhaps he was deeply depressed, and wanted to end it maybe?   
Awful, isn't it.


 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6n9r3n7858zo

Quote from: Mups on Yesterday at 09:51:55 PMYesterday at 09:52:56 PMGood question, Dex. 

Just looked it up Mups.  Seems that 25-30% die of natural causes, suicide or other non punishment related incidents (I guess that mean accidents or fights or attacks 🤷🏻�♂️)

Quote from: morty on Yesterday at 05:19:54 PMI never fail to be amazed how long inmates are left on Death row.

I fully agree, Morty.  


Yesterday at 09:52:56 PM

Quote from: Dextrous63 on Yesterday at 05:47:26 PMI wonder how many die while waiting to be killed. 

Good question, Dex.