Before every execution of a killer, the Left, anti-death penalty activists, and the media (but I repeat myself) go wild with claims that the monster currently being put down will suffer horribly.
It rarely pans out, but with Anthony Boyd, they seem to have gotten what they wanted, while pretending not to want it.
Tortured to Death in Alabama – The Atlantic
Lengthy Execution by Nitrogen Gas in Alabama Renews Concern – New York Times
Man Executed in Alabama Took At Least 15 Minutes to Die – Sky News
The execution was preceded by Justice Sotomayor, who loves murderers almost as much as she loves lucrative book deals from politically connected publishers, wrote her position out in an extensive -imagine you’re Boyd- point of view.
In reality, the execution probably took a good deal less than 15 minutes. That was just the point at which he stopped breathing and probably lost conscious awareness a whole lot sooner than that.
But let’s say it took 15 minutes. What takes longer? The ‘gas chamber’ or burning a man to death?
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued a statement just after 6:30 p.m., confirming the execution had taken place. She had earlier informed the prison commissioner she would not grant clemency.
“On the evening of July 31, 1993, Anthony Boyd and three other men kidnapped Gregory Huguley at gunpoint in Anniston over a $200 drug debt,” Ivey stated. “Mr. Huguley was taken to a baseball field in nearby Munford where he was duct-taped to a park bench, doused with gasoline, and set on fire. All four co-conspirators watched as the victim perished from the flames. After trial, the court found Anthony Boyd to have been an ‘active and full participant’ in Mr. Huguley’s horrific death, noting that he bound the victim’s feet as the group prepared to burn him alive. After 30 years on death row, Anthony Boyd’s death sentence has been carried out, and his victim’s family has finally received justice.”
How long does it take a man to burn to death? It’s not stated how long it took Huguley to die. Probably a lot less than 15 minutes. And he probably endured a whole lot more pain.
Boyd got to go on living for another 32 years after that until he was finally put down.
His future tenure in fire may last longer and not come with any interventions by ‘wise Latina’ Supreme Court justices.
