Taste for Death II

Thomas Provenzano was convicted in the murder of a courtroom bailiff in Orlando, Fla., 15 years ago and sentenced to death. But his execution was delayed after Provenzano proclaimed that he is Jesus Christ, indicating possible mental illness — or a clever ploy to postpone his death. State Rep. Howard Futch is angry about the delay. “Doesn’t he think he’s Jesus Christ or something?” Futch asked his colleagues. “Why don’t we just crucify him? I’d make him a cross and we could take it out there to [death row] and nail him up.” (Reuters) ...Suddenly it becomes clearer where Floridians get their idea of “taste” when it comes to executions.