Posted on 12/27/2014 11:48:22 AM PST by Zakeet
Oklahoma's last execution went so badly that the state tried to cancel it before it was over. With the inmate writhing while the lethal drugs seeped into his body, his executioners drew the viewing gallery curtains, concealing what the warden later described as "a bloody mess."
The botched execution of Clayton Lockett in April and other troubling ones this year in Ohio and Arizona gave capital punishment opponents a flicker of hope that areas of the country that most enthusiastically support the death penalty might have a change of heart. They didn't.
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I have trouble getting my head around the problems - when a pet needs to be put down, the vet gives an injection, about 10 seconds later, the pet closes its eyes, drops its head and is gone - all without apparent discomfort. Why so much trouble with a human? Are there so many regulations that it becomes impossible for a humane execution of a death row convict?
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