Botched Oklahoma Execution Tells Us All

[marmar]

from The Progressive:


Botched Oklahoma Execution Tells Us All


It looks as if the practice of the death penalty is finally catching up with America. We must do better than this.

The botched April 29 execution of death row inmate Clayton Lockett, 38, in Oklahoma was gruesome, cruel and barbaric. The man died of a heart attack 43 minutes after the lethal drugs were administered. The morning of his execution he had refused to cooperate and had been subdued with a stun gun.

President Obama and the United Nations agree the execution was inhumane. The president called it “deeply troubling,” adding there are “significant problems” with the way death is administered, citing racial bias, uneven application and the fact that innocent people are sometimes put to death. A spokesperson for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said the execution violated international law.

Meanwhile, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said, “Justice was served,” adding that the execution was lawfully carried out. Defensively, she added: “The people of Oklahoma do not have blood on their hands.” ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://progressive.org/news/2014/05/187680/botched-oklahoma-execution-tells-us-all

[xchrom]

1. du rec.

[Hoppy]

2. Then lets go back to public executions.

Also, lets have a law that everyone with a driver's license can be called on to "pull the trap, hit the switch, push the button" or whatever.

Would you be willing to put the needle into the guy's arm? Pull the trigger, or whatever? Carlin (miss him) agrees that some conservatives would give money for the opportunity so they could go home and need to change their pants,

Most of us would not.

How many of us would have watched more than 5 minutes of the Oklahoma execution if it were televised? Why did the warden close the blinds?


It's all fucked up.