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Oklahoma Botched an Execution With Untested Lethal Injection Drugs

Posted by Unknown on from the firing-squads-make-a-comeback dept.

Daniel_Stuckey (2647775) writes "The state of Oklahoma had scheduled two executions for Tuesday, April 29th. This in spite of myriad objections that the drugs being used for both lethal injections had not been tested, and thus could violate the constitutional right to the courts, as well as the 8th Amendment: protection from cruel and unusual punishment. After much legal and political wrangling, the state proceeded with the executions anyway. It soon became clear that the critics' worst case scenarios were coming true — Oklahoma violently botched the first execution. The inmate "blew" a vein and had a heart attack. The state quickly postponed the second one. 'After weeks of Oklahoma refusing to disclose basic information about the drugs for tonight's lethal injection procedures, tonight, Clayton Lockett was tortured to death,' Madeline Cohen, the attorney of Charles Warner, the second man scheduled for execution, said in a statement. Katie Fretland at The Guardian reported from the scene of the botched attempt to execute Lockett using the untested, unvetted, and therefore potentially unconstitutional lethal injection drugs." sciencehabit also points out a study indicating that around 4% of death row inmates in the U.S. are likely innocent.

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  1. Re:What's the problem? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    See this makes my whole week. Shitbag dirty criminal animal who rapes and murders multiple people gets "absolutely tremendous levels of suffering"

    There is a huge grin on my face right now. Knowing it pisses you off even makes me happier.

    Cool!

    Capthca: Hilarity! Can you believe it! HAHAHAH Fuck off.,

  2. Re:What's the problem? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm really curious why this comment was down modded.

    It's on topic, polite and clear. No name calling, no attacking or even silliness and jokes.

    So in the end this must be downmodded due to the moderator disagreeing with my point.

    Is that the policy here? Only approved comments allowed? No "free speech" I take it?

    You twats are pathetic thin skinned assholes it what I seem to see. None of you would survive in an open debate with me, hide behind your mod powers and all slap each others backs with congratulations, woo hoo!

    Do you want an echo chamber or intelligent debate? You cannot have both.

    Intellectual pantywaist is what you are.