In Washington, the Supreme Court has set new execution dates for three inmates in Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas because they were granted last-minute reprieves by the justices a year ago. Even so, the court turned down the appeals for Carlton Turner of Texas, Thomas Arthur of Alabama, and Earl Wesley Berry of Misissippi. The court blocked their executions while it considered Kentucky's lethal injection procedures.
The justice feels that the procedures used for the people in death row are unconstitutional and cruel. This decision will almost certainly lead to a resumption of executions after a 7-month hiatus of course.
Unfortunately for the three inmates, the high court's sparing them expired when the justices denied their appeals. Not only did these three inmates get denied their appeals but so did seven other death row inmates, Juan Velazquez in Arizona, Samuel Crow and Joseph Williams of Georgia, Michael Taylor in Missouri, Kenneth Biros, Richard Cooey, and James Frazier of Ohio. But unlike the other three inmates, they will not be facing imminent execution.
It is still unclear to the courts whether or not they will grant the seven inmates new appeals to stop their executions. Challenging the lethal injection procedure as being cruel and injust has become very hard to prove. Many problems have occured with numerous states asministering the drugs in the lethal injection procedure.
Only three dozen states use three particular drugs to kill death row inmates. The first drug puts the inmate to sleep, then the second paralyzes the inmate, and then the third drug finally kills the inmate. Critcs of these procedures note that if the first drug is not admisinstered properly, the inmate could suffer excruciating pain from the other two drugs that follow. Because the second drug is paralytic to the inmate, leaving him/her to move or even speak, the inmate would be unable to express their discomfort.
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Let me start off by saying what a killer topic you picked. Your commentary was well-written and everything was clear but I do not agree with what you are saying. You seem to be losing grasp of the fact that the death penalty is "painful". Now I'm not saying they don't deserve to die because they do. Taking another person's life for the wrong reason's is cruel and unjust. But to say that there is no proof that the death penalty is cruel and unjust, well then you are certainly mistaken. I'm sure if you were strapped down to the table you would see things differently.
Is it bad that "only" three dozen states use these particular drugs to kill death row inmates? Yes, in the way that you make it seem like that's not enough. I'm sure many others share this same view too. I know your stating the facts but 36 states is plently, trust me. We "Texans" lead the United States alone in number of executions a year by more than a landslide. It's nice to know were #1 in something. But it's not an honor in this category. Is it hard to prove if the lethal injection procedure is cruel and unjust? No. Your telling me that if someone couldn't move and speak, yet they were alive, that they wouldn't feel any discomfort. Just because the inmate cannot speak or move, they are still alive. Have you ever been to the dentist before for a cavity? I have. Guilty as charged. They put me under and I cannot speak or move. Now let's bring as you call it drug number three into place. Thank god the shot in the mouth is not drug number three. You wanna talk about cruel and unjust, just taking it in the gums is enough for me. But what if that were drug number three. They would administer it and my mind and body would be going through h*ll. It's like me putting a sack over my head and trying to breath. That's what my heart would be going through. It's a scary thought. That's why the justice feels it's wrong and cruel. Because it is. But if you tell me that they deserve to die, well then we might just agree on something.
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