HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- A man who beat his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter to death because she was crying was executed Wednesday night.

"I am sorry that the child had to lose her life, but I should not have to be here," Robert Salazar Jr., said in a final statement.

"Tell my family I love them all and I will see them in heaven."

Salazar, 27, was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m., seven minutes after the lethal dose began to flow.

Adriana Gomez was killed in 1997. Salazar, of Lubbock, told police he pushed the girl with the back of his hand, causing her to fall down in a bathtub and hit her head.

A pathologist, however, testified that Salazar, in a violent rage, inflicted injuries on Adriana that were worse than those suffered by victims of auto accidents.

"I've never shed tears over a victim the way I did over that little girl," said Rusty Ladd, who helped prosecute the case for the Lubbock County District Attorney's Office.

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday rejected requests to commute Salazar's sentence to life or halt the execution.

A state court and a federal appeals court turned down requests by Salazar's attorney to stop the execution based on claims the inmate was mentally retarded. There were no appeals to the Supreme Court.

Salazar was the sixth prisoner put to death this year in Texas and the second of four scheduled to die this month in the nation's busiest capital punishment state.
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The world is a better place with him dead.

Like hell he shouldn't be there! They should have chosen a more painful form of punishment for this..... thing

Are you kidding?

Every time I am on a plane, the subway,
or any means of public transportation,
There's always a little brat screaming or crying about some stupid bullsh*t.

There should be laws against things like this.

If a parent cannot train or handle there child,
there should be no child in the first place.

It's a shame to see a hard working mexican man
sentenced to death for just trying to get a good nights rest.

Beating a child to death is not the anwser.

I can see by your birthday that you are still quite young.... Let us hope as you grow older (and before you have children), that you grow out of immature and ill-informed opinions. It also concerns me that you would chose a violent and racist symbol (swastika) for your avatar.

The Swatstika was used and still used long before Hitler used it and means many other things. I would bet its one of the other things.

Amy, Next time think before speaking.
The swastika I have in my avatar could mean anything.
And who are you to judge on my beliefs of superiority.
I'm not your normal Knight though.

And I still stand by what I said, Train or punish.

I really hope you heed your own words, dude, and decide not to have any children.

You would completely destroy a child's life. Guaranteed.

What an angry existence you must lead. You've obviously acted out in your childhood. So by your mode of thinking your parents should have taken you out a long time ago.,

Kind of ironic, isn't it? Since you are the very thing you hate, how about you go talk to mom and dad and tell them exactly how you'd like them to execute you?

Seriously. Do it. You'll be doing the rest of us in this world a huge favor if they take you up on the offer.

My mother & father past when I was too young to remember.
And again, Think before speaking.

This has gotten off topic.
Stay on topic.

Then I would suggest finding someone else to take care of the problem.

Also, according to your mode of thinking....any child who cries should be killed.

I suppose you never cried as a child? Did you ever stop to think that there might be a reason for the crying?

If the child is crying because he/she is hungry, you would kill them instead of feeding them?

How, exactly, do you keep a child from crying?

Oh I know. Kill them, right?

You're pathetic. I sincerely hope there are NO children anywhere near you.



Oh....and one more thing.

Learn how to spell. If a parent cannot train their child to spell right, there should be no child in the first place.

Hmmm, so when do you think you'll be on death row for the cruel murder of your child?

Hopefully you grow up by then...

I agree that the man would be better if dead, but killing him makes the goverment just as bad...Give him Life without perole...I personally think that is worse...

You know....crying toddlers can be very, very annoying....

He is evidently a man who believes in heaven. shouldn't he have also believed that beating a 2 year old girl to death...might end up costing him his seat in heaven...

i know this thing that said this comment got in sh** enough but i just had to have my say in it,sentenced to death for trying to get a good nights rest,my god man,whats wrong with you?how old are you?i'm 15 and i don't even think that,if a child is crying,you don't kill it,you find out why its crying and do it,if it makes sense to do so,laws against things like this?just deal with it,that way no one dies,and thats way we have laws against selfish sacks of sh** that kill innocent babies/children/toddlers.If a parent cannot train or handle there child, there not a pet,there people,you don't train them to do tricks you teach them things so they can figure out the difference between right and wrong which is what you obviously have not learned
I've said what i wanted to say,
so please,Think before speaking.

my god dude,you disgust me

Dominik, you have issues man. This fellow should be glad he was executed. It would have been far more fitting to put him in prison in the general population.

With your mindset at this time, you are headed in the same direction. Please stay the hell away from children and other living things.

Oh yeah, YAY! Texas!

Using your logic...something annoys you, it's alright to kill them. Guess I'm going to have to kill you now, you're freaking annoying me.



Yeah, you'd hope he would.

dominik, if you were ever hit as a child, you would understand the mark it leaves upon them. that man had many other options. he could have left the house for a while or simply gone into the other room... or maybe, god forbid, he could have figured out what was wrong with the kid and fixed the problem. (if she was hungry, he could have given her food, etc.) if you think that you should kill any child making noise, then i do hope that someone gets to you before you get to an innocent child.

*gives a hi five to rose ashes*

haha, thanks juno.

something ironic about that post: it was my 666th one. heh. amusing.

WTG Kratos!

lol

I would have to agree, spending 10 hours on a flight from europe to Canada with a hangover and a crying child behind you makes you question things..

Of course, though the thing to do is hold them, love them, give them chocolate.
You really don't need to kill them...even though I am for legalized abortion up to the age of eighteen.

Babies crying are VERY annoying. I hate kids..hate them.

I still wouldnt murder one. I just will take every precaution not to have them, or be with someone who has them.

annoying or not, you do not MURDER a child just because they have irritated you. that is just beyond wrong, and anyone who does not think so is sick in the head.

seriously, how could that man have been so awful as to do such a horrible thing to that precious little girl? she may have been annoying him, but she didn't know any better.

i just wonder where the mom was...?

*gives another hi five to rose ashes*its like your thinking what i'm thinking or sumtin

Probably out buying this jerk another twelve pack.

So? I was a waitress for a year, and I had to put up with screaming children. I had to put up with children running where I couldn't see them. I actually tripped over somones child that was running around. I spilt half a cup of boiling hot coffee on myself. But I never murdered the kid. I just got over it, and was thankful I never scarred from it. The kid didn't know better. The toddler that was murdered didn't know better. Killing someone who doesn't know better then to do something, is wrong. I hope that you never have children

Kids can be annoying, I agree...but there is no reason to kill one. I'm glad this man was executed, He didn't deserve to have the privilege to live.



Dominik -

You need a serious reality check.

I won't say anymore, why? B/C I think he is enjoying the attention of being "shocking"

I take it you are not married yet? Let see how that changes (your ideas) in a couple of years.

i'll admit,when babies cry,it can get annoying,but it doesn't annoy someone enough to hate them,it might frustrae them,but killing a baby is wwwaaayyy over the line

Actually, Frogfish, I am engaged to someone whom ive been best friends with since I was 13 years old.

We dont want children.

Lets not assume things about people whom you know nothing about. That is never good policy.

I dont like kids. I have never liked them. I dont want to have them. Let a couple who deserves a child to love and care for and be a good mentor too, thats not me. I think I am doing the world a favour by not reproducing.

You should be thankful im not reproducing also. You dont know me.

its your decision to have a baby or not,if someone forces you too have a baby or says you must have one then the person telling you too is a jackass,i know i wanna have kids whe i grow older,just to you know,like,be a father and teach the boy or girl things,it'd be sweet

LMAO.... I was thinking the same thing....





You should be commended for knowing what you want. There is nothing wrong with not wanting children. There is something wrong, however, with having them, knowing you don't want nor love them, then abusing them. I wish more people would be as responsible and refrain from having unwanted/un-loved children, it destroys lives.

I am in shock. At the initial post............. Yes, it was justice done that he be put down like the dog he was.
I am also in shock at the major ignorance and stupidity of Dominik, who seems to think his way of thinking is commendible. WOW. Get a grip, or get a good therapist.

I hope by now that you are banned....

^Indeed. What kind of creeps are lurking about this board?


And I think that one big, husky, inmate called "Bubba" should have taken a baseball bat to this guy. Much more appropriate execution.

^^^^
i agree

Amybutts..
Exactly. I dont feel that I would be a parent who would be devoted to their child like a parent should be. Im not going to subject a child to that.
I am the child of a father who really didnt care. It hurts a lot and im just not going to have a child with the mindset that I am not going to be the kind of parent I need to be.

It's obvious your parents couldn't control you, you've become an extremely rude young man.
So really, you're saying you shouldn't have been born/kept alive. Great.

I never wanted children, either. I REALLY didn't like kids. . .but when I got pregnant I really didn't have any other choice. . . I figured I'd put the baby up for adoption because I didn't think I'd be able to be one of those people that just constantly dote upon their children. Of course, after he was born, there was no way I could give him up!

Now that I have a child, I understand why people are completely insanely obsessed with their children. It was a complete turn around for me. I really can not comprehend someone killing their own child. . .it brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. . .I know if I ever saw someone hurt or try to hurt my son, I'd be the one going to prison for murder, because I'd kill them. Let's hope Dominik never comes around me and my toddler when he decides to throw a tantrum. . .

Hey, ShadowDancer, don't malign dogs!

And I am continually amazed at how baby killers seem to think that the best way to calm and quieten a crying child is to hit him/her. That will only make the child cry more. Personally, I think Robert Salazar Jr. should have been tied up, and forced to sit in a day care facility for a month. Then he'd be pleading for the injection!

And Dominik, you may really believe what you say, but I think you're getting a good laugh out of the reaction you've gotten. The Day Care Facility for you too!

the kid was a baby.

the article said he was giving her a bath and she wouldn't stop crying. wonder if he thought to check the temperature of the water...perhaps it was too hot for her.

i agree a child that cries constantly is annoying but you don't murder them, you find out why their crying. at two she may not have even been able to express the reason why she was crying. sometimes they just need a hug. from the sounds of it i believe he hit her more than once its possible she was crying out of pain..

Sounds fun? Well, maybe if someone did it to you.


Hold on guys, before you jump on me. I was only joking.

You are absolutely right, Dogs do have more class than the killer AND Dominik.......
what an insult to the dogs. I apologize.

I do agree that the guy could of just given the kid somethign to shut up NOT kill it and i no how hard this is to comprehend but NO CHILD NEVER CRIES so you didn't cry when you came out of your mother hmm wow your preety special alright

It said he pushed her and she hit her head on the bath tub...i dont think he wanted to kill it he jus wanted to hurt her i guess

Regardless of whether or not he intended to kill the child, she was still killed because of his violent actions. And that, constitutes as murder