Lethal injection may not be the painless, smooth death as has often been portrayed in the media--or communicated to death row inmates.
But Dr. Edward Brunner, an emeritus professor of anesthesia at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, said the information is critical. Dr. Brunner, who is a death penalty opponent, said injection can be painful, but it depends on the dosage and the training of those who administer it.
"The drugs, if not given properly, can cause a precipitate - like a solid gel - which will block the needle and not allow the flow of the medication. If the drug doses are not proper, the drug used to put the patient to sleep can wear off and the drug used to paralyze you can act, and the patient can be fully sensitive.
"The final drug is potassium chloride, which stops the heart. It is very caustic and burning if it is administered when the person is awake. It would be very devastating and painful," said Dr. Brunner, 74.
i shouldnt even be replying, im having a kick ass bday party for me wife (lil drunk) but your all tookies, death mongerers, he should not have been executed
lol, you can tell how CBS feels about tookie. they said he managed to "convince" over 50,000 people to sign petitions asking that he not be executed...
lol, you can tell how CBS feels about tookie. they said he managed to "convince" over 50,000 people to sign petitions asking that he not be executed...
Yeah, but when he passed around the petition that said "STOP CP!" - people thought he meant 'child porn' and signed on the dotted line.
'capital punishment' was in itty bitty letters at the bottom.
i shouldnt even be replying, im having a kick ass bday party for me wife (lil drunk) but your all tookies, death mongerers, he should not have been executed
As founder of the crips, by proxy - he's responsible for way more crime, drugs and death than he was ever convicted of.
I'm not a hateful person and generally do not believe in the death penalty - but I do believe he should have died a long time ago.
"The final drug is potassium chloride, which stops the heart. It is very caustic and burning if it is administered when the person is awake. It would be very devastating and painful," said Dr. Brunner, 74.
Williams was sentenced to death in 1981 for fatally shooting Albert Owens, a convenience store worker, in 1979. He also was convicted of killing two motel owners and their daughter during a robbery that same year.
Are you saying that getting shot to death isn't painful?
the whole thing stinks of bullshit to high heaven. if murder is wrong then why can the state do it - and im particularly not pleased that an american has to ask for his last chance from a fucking austrian. i dont give an airborne shit about tookie williams but bottom line this shit is a collosal waste of money, is not a deterrent to crime, and is absurd in its hypocrisy.
Comment