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Nye Bevan

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13. A bullet in the back of the head would be much quicker, and painless.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Jun 16, 2014, 08:29 AM

Jun 2014

The poking and prodding and injecting poison is all about pretending to the witnesses that this is a humane and clinical procedure, as compared to having blood and brain parts flying all over the place.

Let's just put an end to this medieval barbarity. Just lock these people in a cell for the rest of their lives.

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Autopsy Released on US Inmate in Botched Execution [View all] Judi Lynn Jun 2014 OP

Oklahoma officials botch execution of Death Row inmate, causing him to writhe in pain for over 40 mi Judi Lynn Jun 2014 #1

Much more informative than the OP. nt Raphael Campos Jun 2014 #8

Deep in the Buybull belt. blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #2

"IV Expert." truthisfreedom Jun 2014 #3

These executioners should hire veterinarians. kaiden Jun 2014 #4

Dog veins aren't where human veins are jmowreader Jun 2014 #6

Do not blame the IV guy, blame the sub-humans whom are gleeful at human suffering, then go Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #5

WTF are you talking about? jmowreader Jun 2014 #7

This is WTF Fred Sanders is talking about: Scairp Jun 2014 #17

human pin cushions passiveporcupine Jun 2014 #9

"Pathologist Dr. Joseph Cohen performed the autopsy." greiner3 Jun 2014 #10

No doubt, whatsoever! He'll be taught he's not paid to tell the truth. n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2014 #11

He runs a private consultation service geomon666 Jun 2014 #12

A bullet in the back of the head would be much quicker, and painless. Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #13

must be stressful for the person running the iv--how to kill someone prob not covered at school dembotoz Jun 2014 #14

can't believe an 'expert' couldn't set a catheter in a vein & be sure was actually IN the vein. Sunlei Jun 2014 #15

Sounds like the "IV specialist hired for the execution" was every bit as qualified as the guy KurtNYC Jun 2014 #16