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December 15, 2006

Death in 34 Minutes

If we have the technology to put a 100 pound dog to sleep peacefully in seconds, why the hell should it take 34 minutes to execute a human being by lethal injection? Are people really that much more difficult to kill than dogs? Or have we found some sick way of torturing criminals for a little while before they finally die? I ask this because my father's last day of life was spent under the influence of heavy doses of morphine. He appeared to be non-responsive unless you were watching closely, but I could see that he heard everything we were saying and was fully aware, but unable to move. Is this what we're doing with lethal injection? Why must it take so long?

Posted by Becky at December 15, 2006 12:38 PM