tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604463807371446221.post5668586120433833037..comments2024-03-24T02:22:29.512-07:00Comments on Lethal Injection: Executioner Needs Precise Training In Carrying Out Lethal Injectionssisselnorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530803973645146325noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604463807371446221.post-89170014860738353232007-02-14T07:20:00.000-08:002007-02-14T07:20:00.000-08:00The latest bombshell in the botched execution of A...<I>The latest bombshell in the botched execution of Angel Nieves Diaz is the public discovery that Florida's executioner had limited training in carrying out the death penalty..</I><BR/><BR/>"..public discovery," since the State of Florida was completely aware all along.<BR/><BR/><I>A commission examining the state's missteps..</I><BR/><BR/>(...said commission composed of state employees..)<BR/><BR/><I>Florida switched to lethal injections in 2000 after two high-profile mishaps with the electric chair.</I><BR/><BR/>(if by 'mishaps' we mean 'burning people alive')<BR/><BR/><I>Given what we now know about how Florida administers the death penalty..</I><BR/><BR/>We're really quick, too: It only took 17 deaths for us to wake up and smell the lethal cocktail. Yeah, us!<BR/><BR/><I>The second is a paralytic agent so no pain is felt.</I><BR/><BR/>Wrong: While there is a paralytic effect there is <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancuronium" REL="nofollow">no anesthetic effect.</A> <B>This drug simultaneously causes and masks pain.</B> It also stops breathing.<BR/><BR/><I>The executioner is the person in charge during an execution</I><BR/><BR/>I'm going to type this slowly: No. He. Isn't. The. Warden. Is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com