It's a sacred right of the states, guaranteed by the Constitution, that at its whim it can put you down like a cat that scratches someone's baby too many times. But some states can't even handle that God-given responsibility! Like Ohio, which tried for two hours to find a vein in Romell Broom and then finally gave up. This unfortunate event points out a major flaw in the death penalty: why are we trying to kill people by giving them drugs? Really we should drag them out in the town square and have cloaked virgins flay them with their fingernails and pull them limb from limb. Or maybe nuns. Nuns would totally do that shit. Why the proud semi-Midwestern state of Ohio-which just reinstated the death penalty back in 1999, because until then it was a wuss state-doesn't understand this... well, it is probably because they are afraid of their own bloodlust.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
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Gah, I hate it when the hyperlinked article contains a paragraph like the one describing Broome's reaction. Don't harsh on Ohio, Choire-- they did manage to kill my desire to leave a caustic comment!
At least there is a death penalty for sarcasm!
The Flaying Nun?
Oh, they are not afraid at all. This should be titled "state too incompetent to kill people." If many in Ohio had their way there would be an execution every other day.
The heart of it all is not alone on this one. They might have had some poor vet tech from the local community college quivering with the shunts. This entire book is worth reading:
http://books.google.com/books?id=1NyBSSo2zp8C&lpg=PP1&dq=atul%20gawande&pg=PA130#v=onepage&q=&f=false
Jesus that was depressing
See? This is why Death Panels won't work.
We just need to work on developing that cutting laser technology seen in movies like Resident Evil. Seems fairly quick and painless and makes for hilarious visuals as the parts stay together briefly before separating.
The humane thing to do would be to harvest their organs while they're awake but on local anesthetic, Ohio. Have some decency.
A bullet to the back of the head is painless and would provide work for under used hit men. Cheap too.
Or as in Ancient Greece, when the play called for someone to be killed, there was a quick substitution made.
But nothing beats a good old roman circus. Really you think a state that was desperately trading off a classical past (Cincinnatius anyone?)could manage a proper Gladitorial spectacle.
our underfunded Zoos & Aquariums could loan out their lions and sharks.
Maybe I'm just really tired but this made me die laughing. OOPS NOT DIE. Agh. Depressed again.