Posted on 09/15/2009 12:43:18 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
LUCASVILLE, Ohio A lawyer for a condemned inmate in the state death chamber says execution team members have taken a break after struggling to access the inmate's veins.
Attorney Tim Sweeney says the team is having trouble inserting IVs into the arms of 53-year-old Romell Broom. Broom is sentenced to die for raping and killing 14-year-old Tryna Middleton in Cleveland in 1984.
It was the second delay of the Tuesday execution, originally scheduled for 10 a.m.
Broom entered the death chamber shortly before 2 p.m. after losing a last-minute appeal request.
In 2005, an execution was delayed for more than an hour after the team failed to properly attach an IV. That led to changes in Ohio's execution process.
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Intertesticular....
Go for the antecubital forget the hand veins.
Finally a good suggestion. One of my colleagues, a Forensic Pathologist, suggested disposable sterile blades to keep the PC crowd happy.
I’ll do it. I can get blood out of a turnip.
A 45 cal. pistol, one 45 bullet, gun in middle of forehead, slight finger pressure on trigger and presto all done and problem solved.
In the olden days there was always the faithful axeman.
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