Posted on 04/15/2010 12:25:17 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
An Ohio death row inmate is attempting to postpone his imminent appointment with the lethal injection gurney by claiming a possible allergy to the anaesthetic used by the state to dispatch its condemned prisoners.
Darryl DurrDarryl Durr (pictured) is sentenced to die next Tuesday for the 1988 rape and murder of 16-year-old Angel Vincent. He faces a single injection of thiopental sodium, rather than the traditional three-chemical cocktail used for such executions. Ohio last year became the first state to switch to the one-hit lethal anaesthesia method.
His lawyers, however, say that they've found evidence of Durr's allergy in his 800-page prison medical records. If correct, this compromises Ohio's commitment to suffering-free capital punishment.
Defense attorney Kathleen McGarry said: "One of the things the Ohio Constitution guarantees is that he has a quick and painless execution.
"If he's going to react to the anesthetic drugs in such a manner that he's going to have a violent reaction, either vomiting or seizures or whatever the spectrum is that could happen, then obviously the execution has problems."
(Excerpt) Read more at theregister.co.uk ...
“...This is serious his allergy to lethal injection might just KILL HIM!!! ;-)...”
He’ll get over that allergy REAL quick.
Well they can use something else to put him out with first either that or a bullet.
**...This is serious his allergy to lethal injection might just KILL HIM!!! ;-)...**
It won’t hurt long... but for rapists and child molesters, they only need take a Hypo filled with BLEACH.. stick it in his Neck and throw him in a DITCH!
Use this, instead.
I suspect this **mn killer`s just trying to get out of
being executed. /sarc
Rope burns. You have to be compassionate...
A .22 short at the base of his skull will do it. He will twitch around for a while but he won’t feel a thing!
I’m pretty sure having a lethal anaphylatic reaction is the POINT.
I remember reading a true story about an inmate who was being strapped into the chair in the gas chanber. He asked the doctor present, “Doc, is this gas going to bother my asthma?” The doctor answered, “Not for long.”
Silk is hypoallergenic.
Nothing is too good for OUR felons!
Allergic to the anesthetic? OD him on heroin.
Very traditional.
Fine. Anaphylactic shock will work just as well.
No problem; there is no known alergy to copper coated lead....is there?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.