U.S. Executions by Lethal Injection May Not Be Humane

HealthDay ^ | 4/14/05 | HealthDay

[Sax]

A bullet may be messy and disturbing to witnesses, but I don't think you can argue the swift effectiveness. Killing is a dirty business even when it's necessary.

[Kenton]

I propose that we replace lethal injection with starvation and dehydration, since that has been declared to be humane.

[dirtboy]

More anti-Americanism in the Lancet. Surprise, surprise, surprise...

[Jokelahoma]

A bullet? Pfffft. Just starve and dehydrate them to death. Lefties tell us that's extraordinarily humane, and in fact, euphoric.

[Machkas]

Prisoner executions by lethal injection in the United States may not be painless or humane, and may not even meet veterinary standards for putting down animals.

What? Are they getting complaints?

[boofus]

I agree. Death rowers should be walled up alive in cement where they starve and dehydrate to death in a state of utter euphoria. Then the concrete blocks can be used as construction materials.

[Frank_Discussion]

Plastic Chippers - They've got 'em at fire sale prices somewhere east of here...

[mlc9852]

That's an excellent idea! We certainly don't want murderers and rapists to suffer. Just enjoy the serenity of dehydration and starvation. I'm sure liberals will love the idea.

[NonValueAdded]

Just withhold food and water ... haven't we judicial notice that it is a peaceful way to go? </sarcasm>

[DTogo]

Fine, let's get rid of the death penalty and replace it with a couple hard labor gulags in central Alaska.

[Dan from Michigan]

Hanging....cheaper and more degrading.

Firing squad is too much a man's way to go for them.

[Onelifetogive]

I love the "feel-good" stories. Puts a smile on my face.....

[Disambiguator]

They also need to be sure to swab the injection site with alcohol to avoid the danger of infection.

[coloradan]

Not humane, it has been declared euphoric.

[NoClones]

a long rope and a tall tree or a horse or even a chair will do the job and save the cost of 'peer review'

[Dave Burns]

I read recently in the MSM that starvation is the most humane. It's not only painless, it also gives one a sense of euphoria. Morphine can be administered to relieve convulsions.

[armymarinemom]

My husband and I were discussing executions and Nursing ethics. During the discussion I pulled up a copy of the Nursing Pledge. If I were to practice by the pledge I couldn't kill anyone with a lethal injection. Anesthesia would be OK if I were a Nurse Anethethsist but by good practice I shouldn't give the Potassium overdoase. I could pull the lever for electrocution, lever for a floor for hanging or pull the trigger without breaking the pledge. I guess the lethal injections should be left up the Anesthesiologist.

[bbenton]

A few years ago some guy was convicted of child rape/murder in Iran and was beat, but in a large burlap sack (while still awake), and thrown off a mountainside. What the people did to get on death row in this country was inhumane. Lets shift the sympathy a little towards the victim and not the murdering scumbags.

[TheDon]

I feel the same way.

[Sax]

Yeah, it is an execution, not a root canal. The analyze it as if it's a routine medical proceedure just because needles and chemicals are used. If the condemned has done something heinous enough to deserve death, reasonable precautions should be enough. I'm not losing any sleep over this.