“I see no reason, humanitarian, moral, or otherwise, why the state can’t execute someone unless it is absolutely painless to them.
Gas chamber, electric chair, lethal injection were all attemptes to get a more humanitarian way of killing someone. THERE IS NO HUMANITARIAN WAY OF KILLING SOMEONE.
Bring back hanging and the firing squad. In you actually insist the process must be completely painless, then legalize a large caliber, high power, bullet to the head.
A little messy, perhaps, but the executee won’t mind”
The problem is no one has ever survived a center hit, large caliber, high power round to the head so we have nobody to ask if it hurt.”
On the other hand, I have had thousands of patient’s that have had general anesthesia using the same medications used for execution. Not one has ever come back to my office and complained of cruel or unusual pain as they went under. Or ANY pain at all.
The most reassuring words to hear on the passing of a loved one is that he or she “died in their sleep”
Well, if it hurt, it didn't hurt for very long. By the time one would feel the bullet penetrating the skin, his pain center would be destroyed, IMO. Although, as you say, I don't know. Perhaps someone could compare the speed of, say, a needle prick being felt to the speed of the bullet used.
On the other hand, I'm sure that the executee would feel the needle prick. I've certainly no taste for that, myself, although I don't consider that inhumane, either.
The important thing is to make sure you have the right man, penalties for prosecutors and police that failed to produce exonerating evidence would be a big step forward here), have a thorough appellate review, one time so that they can't just pull out their issues one at a time, and "git 'er done".