Good news. It’s getting a little harder, at least for the moment, for our government to kill our own citizens. From the AP coverage…
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In Florida, medical examiner Dr. William Hamilton said Wednesday’s execution of Angel Nieves Diaz took 34 minutes “” twice as long as usual “” and required a rare second dose of lethal chemicals because the needles were inserted clear through his veins and into the flesh in his arms. The chemicals are supposed to go into the veins.
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The governor said he wants to ensure the process does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment, as some death penalty foes argued bitterly after Diaz’s execution.
No. It’s not cruel and unusual. It’s very kind and thoughtful. Idiot.
The government in the state of Florida can’t seem to get anything right. According to one of the anti-Death Penalty advocates quoted in the story, “Florida has certainly deservedly earned a reputation for being a state that conducts botched executions.”
Go ahead and replace “executions” with “elections” (as you probably already have) and the sentence is equally true. Although, as far as we know, nobody’s head has caught fire while voting in Florida, as apparently occurred twice during electric-chair executions in the state during the 90’s. Lovely.
Meanwhile, good news on the Government Not Murdering Its Own Citizens front in both California, and even Missouri…
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California has been under a capital punishment moratorium since February when [U.S. District Judge Jeremy] Fogel called off the execution of rapist and murderer Michael Morales amid concerns that condemned inmates might suffer excruciating deaths.
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Last month, a federal judge declared unconstitutional Missouri’s injection method, which is similar to California’s.
Gosh. Perhaps if the state didn’t carry out the murder of its own citizens, we wouldn’t have to find all these fresh new ways to “constitutionally” put our own people to death. But that’s just me. Crazy talk, I guess.
Karma jeb, Karma by Installment . . . . . jebster remember November 7, 2000 . . .
GREAT Move Florida and California… Stop state sanctioned killings now…
Greetings,
Anja
Florida screws up again? They continue to shine light on the people in our society that need not do anything of any importance.
Jeremy
Would it be funny if the day of the election, the electronic black box voting machine was plugged in and the switching power supply went POP and Grey smoke filled the room?
No?
Okay then, how about paper fucking ballots.
(yes I am cussing again)
To be honest I don’t know that I could contain myself NOT TO KILL if the right circumstances were provided.
Already I see a lot of OATH OF OFFICE oath’s broken out there. When do I draw a line? How much of a broken oath is a non mortal offense? Where Do YOU draw the line? hmmm? I wonder . . . . .
Maybe the power to take away life SHOULD BE REMOVED from our leaders until we can all figure out what the fuck is going on with our elections and our country.
I dunno anymore. My head hurts and I don’t have medical.
I do know that when my beloved cat went to the vet, the little needle that (finally found a vein after three tries) went into my cat’s vein didn’t make the cat squirm.
Blackie Junior – I love you.
Damn these fucking people.
Phil # 5
Hang in there buddy….better days are ahead..!
It’s hard to lose a pet…..I’m still missing my collie and it’s been 8 years.
I agree….damn those fucking people….those that have turned your country into a killing field, and we all know who they are..!!
I cry…
I cry for the troops out there, doing their best, but lacking the proper equipment.
I cry for the normal every day Iraqis…..what hell they must be living on a day to day basis
I cry also for the vets returned to their home country with massive injuries, only to find out that after serving their country, there is a problem with their disability claims, etc…..
Keep the faith brother…..you ARE deserving of better days ahead..!
I think it’s good to just go ahead and swear these days. Words don’t kill, unless it’s some crazy-ass Christian televangelist or congresswoman from florida calling for an assassination.
Don’t be like Rumsfeld:
Golly, Gee Whiz, I killed a two hundred thousand people last year.
Fuck you Rummy!
If they’re going to execute people, why don’t they use carbon monoxide? Or is that TOO painless?
Having been a volunteer at our maximum security prison for 11 years, fighting the death penalty is low in priority. My concerns are channeled elsewhere:
1) Moratorium on prison construction: studies have shown once filled, always filled. (As in recent years)
2) Promoting reporting of child abuse; two-thirds of prison inmates have experienced it.
3) Opposition to “three strikes you;re out” laws; studies show once filled, always filled, regardless.
3) Always entering the prison shortly ater a major incident
4) Much more. I could go on & on.
5) Avoiding emotional over-involvement
Prison visitors tend to fall into three groups:
a) Those with a morbid curiosity about crimes committed
b) Those who wish to convert
c) Those who lose their bearings in the face of need – even feeling only inmates matter.
Volunteers who care but can keep their head are much needed.