Oklahoma says running out of death penalty drug

Reuters ^ | May 2, 2012 | By Steve Olafson

[elpadre]

every plan needs an alternative - guillotine, electric chair, etc.

[elpadre]

every plan needs an alternative - guillotine, electric chair, etc.

[elpadre]

every plan needs an alternative - guillotine, electric chair, etc.

[Myrddin]

A mask with pure nitrogen will get the job done just fine. No pain. Unconscious in 30 to 60 seconds. Seven minutes to brain death. Cheap. No physical trauma.

[dfwgator]

[Zeppelin]

Might I recommend high-velocity lead poisoning?

[tet68]

Really, the acid, good pure stuff, maybe a fog machine,
then they come in and start laughing
maniacally and poking him with pitch forks.

Then it’s off to the other world amids laughter
and derision. Give him something to think about
on the way.

[Osage Orange]

Execute them...the same way they killed their victims.

[Brandonmark]

Interesting concept....execution with a by-product.

[Cyber Liberty]

Ah, yes...the gratuitous “Pulp Fiction” reference. Well played.

[mamelukesabre]

I don’t see why we can’t just do it like they do to cows at a slaughter house. Pneumatic rod to the skull. Instant unconsciousness followed a few seconds later by brain death. No pain what so ever.

[I_Like_Spam]

Secobarbital is just as potent and has just about the same effects, further its marketed by an American outfit.

I can’t see where this is such an insurmountable problem.

[Cyber Liberty]

It’s tough because the people we’ve tasked with carrying this out are squeamish, and don’t really want to come up with alternatives.

[GonzoGOP]

The blast wave from C-4 moves faster than a nerve impulse. So put a block of C-4 on each side of the guys head and set them off. He is dead before the nerve impulse registering the pain reaches the spot where his brain was. Messy but cheap, painless and nearly impossible to screw up.

[rfreedom4u]

If the execution is a success the executed won’t complain.

Why not use bleach?

[tet68]

You’d think there was some kind of horse tranquillizer
that would work just as well.

Maybe a shot of Meth just to get that ole heart beating
good, make every thing crystal clear.

[matt04]

What’s wrong with Old Sparky? I’m sure they could use 100% “green” sources of power to make the environmentalists happy.

[MAexile]

every plan needs an alternative - guillotine, electric chair, etc.

In NH, if it's not possible to use lethal injection, they go to the backup method: Hanging.

[brewguru]

Beat me to it! hey said public execution wasn't really a deterrent. So what! I good public hanging was a great excuse to party. I say we bring it back!

[Lancey Howard]

They got plenty of the stuff here in Pennsylvania.