John William King was executed for the infamous dragging death nearly 21 years ago of James Byrd Jr., a black man from east Texas. was executed Wednesday in Texas for the dragging death of a black man.
Within seconds, the lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital began taking effect. He took a few barely audible breaths and had no other movement. He was pronounced dead at 7:08 p.m. Central time, 12 minutes after the drug began. "The execution for his crime was just punishment," she said."I felt nothing — no sense of relief, no sense of happy this is over with."
King's appellate lawyers had tried to stop his execution, arguing King's constitutional rights were violated because his trial attorneys didn't present his claims of innocence and conceded his guilt."From the time of indictment through his trial, Mr. King maintained his absolute innocence, claiming that he had left his co-defendants and Mr. Byrd sometime prior to his death and was not present at the scene of his murder. Mr.
In a 2001 interview with the AP, King said he was an"avowed racist" but wasn't"a hate-monger murderer."
He wanted an absentee ballot before he got the juice.
Well come to hell
RIP
He’s in the midst of his ultimate CONSEQUENCE... There’s a WARM COZY PLACE FOR BLACK SOULS... YOU’ RE, UNFORTUNATELY STUCK IN YOUR HATRED.... THERE’S NO WAY OUT...
The forefathers could not have envisioned it.
This guy should have been executed long ago. A waste of money to feed and house trash like this while awaiting execution.
It only took 20 years
Remember Gavin is against the death penalty and for higher gas taxes
Justice done.
Wow. It only took 21 years.
Thank you TDCJ That man had to go. Wanting other races dead shows the bankrupt mindset of people who are not superior but rather scared. And his accomplice messed up last meal requests for Texas death row by not eating his large last meal. Douchebags!
Thoughts and prayers anyone?
Yes! Hope he burns in hell.
Good
“One of the most gruesome hate crime in U.S. history”. I guess you can’t count the narratives of African slaves in the south; “in U.S. history” 🤦🏾♀️
Just think in the shithole called California, the mindless lazy libs would never let this happen.
I’m opposed to the death penalty, and I don’t like to say ‘good riddance’ in the death of a human being, but in this case I’ll make an exception.
. .eye for an eye. . They Should have dragged him behind a pick up. . Kill the racist again.
Poor guy was probably hoping to vote 🗳. In the next election
About 20 years too late RIP James Byrd Jr.
He deserved what he got and I hope he felt some pain on the way to Hell. And I'm white.
Voter fraud could keep his name alive indefinitely.
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Took 20 years but wonderful.... Something to cheer at your next toke, smoke, drink or however you party
Was he able to vote prior to his sentence being carried out? —the Bern Man
If Newsome were running Texas, this guy would still be alive.
lol 21yrs later
And democrats would fight for life and his so called right to vote in prison.
This piece of human waste won't be missed.
Today was a good day. 🇺🇸
Good
Did the drag him? Honestly that would have been the commensurate penalty.
TEXAS is and always has been a Racist state as are all the Red republican states.. it might take a hundred years or more but this country is going to be 100% BLUE WAVE democrat
He shoulda been dragged too.
California Govern Gavin Newsome would prefer this racist be kept safe and comfortable.
snuff them all out son
Never got to vote again. So sad.
Peace. The Fuck Out.
If it were up to me, he would have suffered the same fate.
Buh-bye.
Did he get to vote for Bernie Sanders first. ?
Nice work, Texas. 20 years too late? But, better than never.
GreyCambions Not sure history would agree with the 'most gruesome', but good Riddance to bad rubbish👌🏿✊🏿💯
What I don't understand is why it took them so long to execute him.
Hatred is what killed him; death penalty just put him out of his misery. May he find ✌️.
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Bernie and the democrats think he should be alive and voting.
He's in PHLEGETHON now arriving
how much hatred there is for blacks disgusts me
Ben Shapiro looks just like this dude when he was young..
are we quite sure his is the 'most gruesome?' there're so many worthy contenders in US history.
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