Posted on 01/17/2014 5:58:49 AM PST by Freelance Warrior
A condemned man appeared to gasp several times and took an unusually long time to die — more than 20 minutes — in an execution carried out Thursday with a combination of drugs never before tried in the U.S.
McGuire, 53, made loud snorting noises during one of the longest executions since Ohio resumed capital punishment in 1999. Nearly 25 minutes passed between the time the lethal drugs began flowing and McGuire was pronounced dead at 10:53 a.m.
Executions under the old method were typically much shorter and did not cause the kind of sounds McGuire made.
Prison officials gave intravenous doses of two drugs, the sedative midazolam and the painkiller hydromorphone, to put McGuire to death for the 1989 rape and fatal stabbing of a pregnant newlywed, Joy Stewart.
The method was adopted after supplies of a previously used drug, the powerful sedative pentobarbital, dried up because the manufacturer declared it off limits for capital punishment.
The execution is certain to launch a new round of federal lawsuits over Ohio’s injection procedure. The state has five more executions scheduled this year, with the next one Feb. 19.
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What was wrong with hanging? Cheap and efficient.
But what bothers me is that there is absolutely no way to execute someone without causing them pain. Probably the besst way to ensure lack of physical pain would be two large caliber bullets into the head at close range. A little messy, but minmal pain to the execcutee.
There is still the mental and spiritual anguish of knowing that at X o’clock Monday morning, or whenever, you are going to die.
Bring back hanging.
How long did it take for him to complete the murder for which he was executed?
Actually it sounds like it went pretty well to me.
Prayers for you, my friend.
Hey, it cured his sleep apnea.
This method costs too much.
Now, our court system has unequivocally declared (via Terri Schiavo) that the entirely humane way to terminate life is to withdraw water. Since we have already detirmined that is the proper method lets go with dehydration.
While people bitched about 15-20 minutes of end-of-life huffing and puffing by the POS who murdered her. They can cry me a friggin' river.
There’s nothing unconstitutional about the way the POS was put to death. The stipulation is “cruel AND unusual” at the same time.
Apparently this could be a very peacefully way to go: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2006/06/05/Couple-dies-inside-large-helium-balloon/UPI-71901149505547/
I am foursquare in favor of the death penalty and would therefor support the removal of all socio-pychological barriers to its implementation.
Thank’s.
I dont understand why this is so hard - maybe it is my ignorance. I recently had to put down a dog which is always sad. I made sure he was asleep before they released the death chemicals. I didn’t observe any suffering. Seems straight-forward - get them heavly sedated then a drug to get them unconscious then release final chemicals
“Would that suffice on the humane side?”
My aim was to attack the idea of “Humane” execution, not to suggest that the murderous animal described in the article deserved anything better. If I were given the task of disposing of the above mentioned miscreant, I would need a full 30 round magazine and several hours.
“Ohio killer’s execution takes almost 25 minutes.”
As well it should!!
I for one would rather be shot than strapped down and pumped with poison. I bet given the choice most perps would as well.
I don’t know if they do it IRL (it’s stupid, so they probably do) but in the movies they always swab the area with alcohol or whatever before sticking the poison needle in, that’s a nice touch.
Anyway this pig raped and stabbed to death a pregnant newlywed, it’s a shame he didn’t suffer EVEN MORE. However this kind of thing is gold to the anti death penalty movement.
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