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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 49 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Afaik the process itself is fine, but it involves things like starting an IV and dosing, and people who are skilled in those kinds of things tend not to be the kind of people who are okay with assisting in an execution. So, the ones who end up doing it are basically cops with a syringe, and -big shock- fuck it up cuz they're either too stupid to do it correctly or too evil to want to.

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think this applies more widely than just doctors. As a pilot, I could design an execution protocol using nitrogen that would be dirt cheap and totally painless. Any other pilot could write the same one. But I wouldn't do it, not if you paid me a million dollars. There are too many cases of innocent people getting executed, so I want nothing to do with any of it. Our judicial system is good, but it is not good enough to be relied on for taking life. So I would do nothing to help justify or condone or make tolerable the act of executing prisoners.

Also, this execution is a perfect example. Three bullets to the heart should kill someone dead in seconds. But the article mentions him crying out and flexing for the better part of a minute. That makes me think all three executioners missed the heart, perhaps on purpose.

[–] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You're more of an optimist than me.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Holy shit, now that might be the first time anyone's accused me of that.

Misery loves company I guess. /internet-hug from one dejected motherfucker to another.

[–] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Bro, I'm so deep in a depression hole right now. Thanks, I appreciate it.