[Blood of Tyrants]

Good grief! What’s the big deal? Just give them the same stuff that they use to humanely put dogs down with! One shot and the dog goes to sleep and stops breathing, another shot and the dog’s heart stops beating.

[trisham]

Good grief! What’s the big deal? Just give them the same stuff that they use to humanely put dogs down with! One shot and the dog goes to sleep and stops breathing, another shot and the dog’s heart stops beating.

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Yes, for those who are concerned about any "pain" that a murderer experiences during execution, this would seem to be an alternative.

[a fool in paradise]

Why do they swab the condemned man's arm with an alcohol swab on a cotton ball before injection? Are they worried about him getting an infection?