Reason Writers on the Tube: Radley Balko Talks About the Death Penalty on the Alyona Show

Reason Senior Editor Radley Balko recently talked about the death penalty on Russia TV's The Alynoa Show.

Comments

[Fist of Etiquette]

They should put Iron Maiden and Led Zeppelin posters up on the wall of the gas chambers to indicate the United States criminal justice system's obsession with death.

[Warty]

I enjoy these guys' posters.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Playing Swedish death metal at executions might be a good way get the condemned to give the injection to himself.

[SugarFree]

I see that Radley is broadcasting from his underground lair again.

"It's all 'Merry Christmas' until the bombs start to fall, fool!"

[JW]

I kept waiting for the COPS crew to come storming in through the window.

[SugarFree]

Exactly. I mean, there's no way Radley's wearing pants in that video, right?

[JW]

Stop projecting your pantless activism. You know that petition form the other librarians is going to get enough signatures one day, right?

[SugarFree]

"Don't you hate pants?"

[chrispy]

This is probably an interesting story, but I could only stand the first 30 seconds of Rachel Maddow lite before I threw up.

[PapayaSF]

Yeah, the hand gestures were bad enough, but the capper was when she pronounced appellate "app-ell-LATE."

But is it the "Alynoa" or "Alyona"? It's spelled both ways in the post.

[Warren]

Jesus Fucking Christ Balko.
Is there any way you possibly make yourself look more like an on-line pedophile stalking his prey?

And the answer is: No, no possible way.

[Brian E]

Radley, believe me when I say that I mean this in the best possible way. You are an excellent writer. You are not well suited to being a talking head.